简介:Pt/WO3/CnanocompositeswithparallelWO3nanorodsweresynthesizedandappliedasthecathodecatalystforprotonexchangemembranefuelcells(PEMFCs).Electrochemicalresultsandsinglecelltestsshowthatanenhancedactivityfortheoxygenreductionreaction(ORR)isobtainedforthePt/WO3/CcatalystcomparedwithPt/C.ThehighercatalyticactivitymightbeascribedtotheimprovedPtdispersionwithsmallerparticlesizes.ThePt/WO3/Ccatalystalsoexhibitsagoodelectrochemicalstabilityunderpotentialcycling.Thus,thePt/WO3/CcatalystcanbeusedasapotentialPEMFCcathodecatalyst.