本研究利用苯胺覆蓋於碳管的表面並聚合，經高溫碳化後，成功於奈米碳管上製備出含氮碳層(N/C ratio 3.3-14.6%)的新式觸媒載體-含氮碳層碳管(NC-CNT)。
使用不同Aniline/CNT比例以及不同碳化溫度皆會影響到NC-CNT的外觀形態。實驗中以四點碳針、Raman光譜、X光光電子能譜以及等溫物理吸脫附曲線等方法鑑定含氮碳層碳管之物理特性，發現NC-CNT在800℃碳化溫度下具有最佳導電度值，在900℃碳化溫度下具有最佳結晶性，並且NC-CNT本身對於氧氣還原具有催化活性。
本研究利用含浸法製備白金奈米粒子並擔載於含氮碳管表面。透過穿透式電子顯微鏡發現白金奈米粒子粒徑均一(約1.5±0.5 nm)且平均分布於含氮碳管表面。與商用品E-TEK (55.3 m2/g)相比，更是具有相當顯著的電化學活性表面積 (111.4 m2 /g)。而在耐久性測試中，擔載白金粒子於NC-CNT上的耐久性遠高於擔載白金粒子於純碳管(Pt/CNT)上。
於甲醇燃料電池(DMFC)測試後，以含氮碳管擔載白金觸媒 (Pt/NC-CNT)應用於陰極的效能約為44.4 mW/mgPt，高出E-TEK (27.2 mW/mgPt) 60%，更高出Pt/CNT (19.4 mW/mgPt)將近130%。綜合以上實驗結果，表示將NC-CNT應用於DMFC陰極觸媒層，將具有發展潛力。

Novel nitrogen-containing carbon layer surrounding carbon nanotubes (NC-CNT) (N/C ratio 3.3-14.6%) as catalyst support have been successfully prepared using Aniline as a dispersant to CNT and as a source for both carbon and nitrogen coated on the surface of the CNT.
The surface morphology of NC-CNT varied at different Aniline/CNT ratio and different carbonization temperature. In this study, four-point probes, Raman spectra, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherm curves used to examine the physical properties of NC-CNT. It showed best conductivity after 800℃ carbonization, best crystalline after 900℃carbonization and had activity toward ORR.
Pt nanoparticles were load at NC-CNT surface and synthesized in-situ. From TEM image, it showed that Pt nanoparticles had average size about 1.5±0.5 nm and uniform dispersion. Pt/NC-CNT had a significantly higher electrochemically active surface area (111.4 m2 g-1) than E-TEK (55.3 m2 g-1). In durability test, Pt/NC-CNT was better than Pt/CNT.
In single cell test, performance of Pt/NC-CNT (44.4 mW/mgPt) used at cathode was higher than that of commercial E-TEK catalyst (27.2 mW/mgPt) about 60%, and higher than that of Pt/CNT (19.4 mW/mgP) about 130%.

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