Fariba Jalili - a Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Scieence, Tarbiat Modares University, .M.S. of physical chemistry
Hosein Gharibi - Prof. of physical chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tarbiat Modares University
Rasol Abdullah Mirzaie - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Shahid Rajaee University, Tehran, Iran
Masomeh Javaheri - PHD of physical chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tarbiat Modares University

Pt nanoparticles well-dispersed on Vulcan XC-72 were prepared using an in situ one step method. In a mixture consisting of Vulcans, ethylene glycol, H2PtCl6, 4,4- dipyridine, and dimethyl formamide (DMF), Pt nanoparticles were generated in situ and loaded on Vulcan XC-72. Electrochemical activity of the catalyst was tested by RDE techniques. The electrochemical active surface area (EAS) gained from the cyclic voltammetry (CV) measurements. The structure and nature of the resulting Pt/Vulcan XC-72 were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD).

Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC), Vulcan XC-72, ethylene glycol, 4,4-dipyridine