具有卓越的氧降解反应活性的超薄的Icosahedral-Pt丰富纳米
Dong Sheng He1, Daping He1, Jing Wang1
1Center of Advanced Nanocatalysis, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|January 26, 2016
概括
为了增强氧降解反应 (ORR) 活性,合成了超薄的二面体 (Pt) 纳米. 这种新型催化剂显著提高了燃料电池的性能,为商业催化剂提供了成本高效的替代品.
科学领域:
- 材料科学
- 电化学
- 纳米技术
背景情况:
- 对于质子交换膜燃料电池的工业应用,成本高效的 (Pt) 使用至关重要.
- 空洞纳米结构可以提高氧降解反应 (ORR) 的电催化性能和Pt利用率.
研究的目的:
- 开发一种合成超薄的Pt-丰富纳米的程序.
- 评估这些纳米的ORR活性,并与现有的催化剂和结构进行比较.
主要方法:
- Pt原子在 (Pd) 双面种子上的一致沉积.
- 使用缩酸 (HNO3) 溶液选择性地去除Pd核心以形成纳米.
- 纳米属性的表征包括厚度,缺陷,表面积和面向.
主要成果:
- 已经成功合成了一些原子层的超薄的Pt-丰富纳米.
- 这些纳米具有丰富的双胞胎缺陷,超高的表面/体积比,以及偏好的Pt{111}方面.
- 与商业Pt/C相比,ORR的特异活性高10倍,质量活性高7倍.
- 在ORR活动中超越立方体和八面体纳米,突出了结构上的优势.
结论:
- 富含Pt的icosahedral纳米是氧降解反应的高效催化剂.
- 独特的结构特征,包括双面形状和超薄性质,显著提高了催化性能.
- 这种发展为燃料电池技术中高性价比的利用提供了有前途的途径.
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