Preparation of Pd-decorated fullerenols on carbon nanotubes with excellent electrocatalytic properties in alkaline media

Pd-modified fullerenol (Pd-F) composite nanoparticles (NPs) are obtained through an in situ reduction method. These Pd-F composite NPs loaded on CNTs exhibit competitive electrocatalytic activity and outstanding stability for methanol oxidation in alkaline solution, which indicate that the fullerenols in the composite catalyst play an important role in the catalytic process.