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Based on the XPS studies in a wide range of platinum content (10\u201340 wt %), it is found that in the composition of the catalysts, platinum is predominantly in the metallic state, and molybdenum is in the hexavalent form, probably in the form of MoO3 oxide. According to the XRD and electrochemical studies, the Pt\/CNT and PtMo\/CNT catalysts with equal platinum contents (~20 wt %) are characterized by similar platinum crystallite sizes (5\u201310 nm) and electrochemically accessible surface areas (23\u201326 m2\/gPt). This indicates that platinum is not shielded by the molybdenum compounds. When the platinum content increases above 20 wt %, the Pt:Mo atomic ratio increases (the nominal ratio is 1:1), which may be due to the decoration of molybdenum oxide with platinum nanoparticles. A study of the kinetics of the ethanol electrooxidation reaction showed that the activity of the PtMo\/CNT system is higher than that of the Pt\/CNT catalyst. However, the efficiency of platinum use decreases as its content in the PtMo\/CNT system increases from 10 to 40 wt %. On the other hand, the systems containing 20\u201340 wt % Pt exhibit the highest activity per unit catalyst weight, making them very promising for use as a component of the anode active layer of a fuel cell. The tests of the alkaline ethanol fuel cell based on the synthesized catalysts show the maximum power density of 29 mW\/cm2, which corresponds to the level of the best literature parameters under similar experimental conditions.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nano16090552","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,30]],"date-time":"2026-04-30T13:32:21Z","timestamp":1777555941000},"page":"552","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effect of Platinum Content on Properties of CNT-Supported Pt\u2013Mo Catalyst for Ethanol Electrooxidation Reaction"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Oleg","family":"Korchagin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119071, Russia"},{"name":"Department of Physical Chemistry and Chromatography, Samara University, Samara 443086, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marina","family":"Radina","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119071, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexey","family":"Kuzov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119071, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vladimir","family":"Andreev","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119071, Russia"},{"name":"Department of Physical Chemistry and Chromatography, Samara University, Samara 443086, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6243-8444","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andzhela","family":"Bulanova","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Chemistry and Chromatography, Samara University, Samara 443086, Russia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"101553","DOI":"10.1016\/j.coelec.2024.101553","article-title":"Electrocatalysts for the Oxidation of Ethanol in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, Electrolysis Cells, and Sensors","volume":"47","author":"Pickup","year":"2024","journal-title":"Curr. 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