离子液体体系制备高分散碳载Pt催化剂

用离子液体做溶剂制备碳载Pt催化剂,透射电镜结果表明,用离子液体做溶剂制备的催化剂Pt/C(A),活性组分Pt粒径小,分散的非常均匀。用这种方法制备的Pt/C(A)催化剂对乙二醇的阳极电氧化具有很高的电催化活性和稳定性。     

碳载体预处理对纳米Pt/C电催化性能影响

利用NaBH₄还原机制,采用经不同方法预处理的碳载体成功制备出Pt/C-HNO₃、Pt/C-H₂O₂和Pt/C 3种碳载铂纳米催化剂.通过扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(HR-TEM)、循环伏安(CV)和CO_ad溶出技术进行表征.结果表明,所制备的催化剂大小分布较为均一,平均粒径约为4 nm;HR-TEM观察发现,Pt/C-HNO₃中铂纳米粒子的表面具有较高的台阶原子密度;在CO_ad溶出实验中Pt/C-HNO_3­表现出较强的抗一氧化碳毒化能力;所制备的3种催化剂及商业催化剂Pt/C JM对乙醇氧化的电催化活性顺序为:Pt/C-HNO₃ > Pt/C-H₂O₂ > Pt/C > Pt/C JM,其中Pt/C-HNO₃的电催化活性和稳定性分别为Pt/C JM的1.5倍和1.9倍.     

Pt-SnO2／C催化剂制备及对乙醇电催化性能测试

使用溶胶凝胶法制备了具有电催化活性的Pt-SnO2／C催化剂,并采用XRD、场透射电子显微镜及电化学测试手段对其进行表征。XRD及场发射透射电子显微镜的结果显示所制得的催化剂平均粒径约为4～20nm。采用循环伏安,交流阻抗的测试手段测试了其在乙醇体系中的电催化活性。该催化剂在乙醇电氧化过程中具有很好的稳定性和较高的电催化活性,其电催化活性高于Pt／C。     

乙二醇稳定的Pt/C催化剂的制备与表征

以乙二醇(EG)兼作溶剂和稳定剂,分别通过NaBH4和EG还原法制备了高度细化与分散的Pt/C催化剂,对其形貌、组成、结构和电化学活性比表面等进行了表征比较,并测试了它们对甲醇与乙醇电催化氧化的活性. 结果表明,2种催化剂中,Pt均为面心立方结构,粒径小且分布窄,在炭黑载体上分散均匀,单位质量Pt对甲醇与乙醇电催化氧化的活性相当;NaBH4还原法所制Pt/C催化剂中Pt0和Pt(220)晶面含量更高,Pt对甲醇与乙醇电催化氧化的峰电流密度分别为0.68与0.67 mA/cm2,分别是EG还原法所制Pt/C催化剂的1.2倍;2种催化剂对甲醇与乙醇电催化氧化的活性均与商品E-TEK催化剂相当.     

络合还原法制备Pd/C催化剂及甲酸电催化氧化性能

分别以硼氢化钠和乙二醇为还原剂,经络合还原法制备了炭载钯(Pd/C)催化剂。透射电镜(TEM)和X射线粉末衍射谱(XRD)结果表明,以乙二醇为还原剂制备的Pd/C催化剂中Pd粒子具有较小的粒径、均匀的粒径分布和较大的相对结晶度,Pd粒子的平均粒径和相对结晶度分别为(4.2±2)nm和1.88。电化学测试结果显示,Pd/C催化剂具有较大的电化学活性面积,对甲酸氧化表现出较高的电催化活性和稳定性。     

Pt基直接乙醇燃料电池阳极催化剂的性能研究

采用水热法制备了高分散碳载Pt/C和Pt-SnOJC电催化剂.采用XRD、SEM、TEM和激光粒度仪等方法对制得的纳米催化剂进行了表面微观结构分析.采用电化学工作站测试循环伏安曲线(CV)等表征Pt/C和Pt-SnO2/C纳米催化剂电催化活性.测试结果表明,Pt-SnO2/C纳米催化剂的峰电流密度(131.05 mA·cm-2)是Pt/C催化剂的峰电流密度(65.48 mA·cm-2)的2倍;Pt-SnO2/C催化的电化学表面积(108.4 m2·g-1)远高于Pt/C催化剂的电化学表面积(99.14 m2· g-1);Pt-SnO2/C纳米粒子比Pt/C纳米粒子具有更强的抗CO中毒能力和更高的电催化活性.     

三种体系制备的Pt-Co/C催化剂阳极电氧化性能研究

本文主要探究在3种体系下制备Pt-Co/C催化剂,分别将这3种体系下制备的Pt-Co/C催化剂与传统的Pt/C催化剂进行性能比较。结果表明:在乙二醇体系下得到的Pt-Co/C催化剂具有更好的效果,比传统的Pt/C催化剂的电催化氧化活性要好。     

炭载体对Pt-C复合物非碱性条件下催化甘油氧化性能的影响

采用等量浸渍法制备了具有相似平均粒径的活性炭(AC)和碳纳米管(CNTs)负载的Pt催化剂,并比较研究了非碱性条件下两种催化剂催化甘油氧化反应的性能。结果表明,炭载体对Pt-C复合物催化甘油氧化反应的活性、选择性和稳定性有重要影响。相对于Pt/CNTs催化剂,Pt/AC催化剂中Pt 4f结合能较低,导致其表面氧的覆盖度相对较高,因而抑制了甘油的吸附,降低了甘油氧化反应的初始活性;Pt/AC催化剂会促进甘油醛进一步氧化成甘油酸以及C3产物的氧化断键;Pt/AC催化剂失活的主要原因是氧中毒和中间产物的吸附,而Pt/CNTs催化剂的失活主要是由于甘油酸的吸附堵塞Pt表面的活性位造成的。     

络合还原法制备的Pd/C催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化性能

分别以硼氢化钠和乙二醇为还原剂,经络合还原法制备了炭载钯（Pd/C）催化剂。透射电镜（TEM）和X射线粉末衍射谱（XRD）结果表明,以乙二醇为还原剂制备的Pd/C催化剂中Pd粒子具有较小的粒径、均匀的粒径分布和较大的相对结晶度,Pd粒子的平均粒径和相对结晶度分别为4.2±2 nm和1.88。电化学测试结果显示,以乙二醇为还原剂制备的Pd/C催化剂具有较大的电化学活性面积,对甲酸氧化表现出较高的电催化活性和稳定性。     

不同方法制备的Pt/C催化剂对乙醇的电催化氧化

选用不同方法制备Pt/C催化剂,运用循环伏安法、线性扫描法和计时电流法来检测乙醇及CO在不同方法制备的Pt/C催化剂上的电催化氧化情况。发现在酸性溶液中方法3制备的Pt/C催化剂对乙醇和COad的电氧化有良好的催化活性。     

Preparation and the physical/electrochemical properties of a Pt/C nanocatalyst stabilized by citric acid for polymer electrolyte fuel cells

Pt/C nanocatalysts were prepared by the reduction of chloroplatinic acid with sodium borohydride, with citric acid as a stabilizing agent in ammonium hydroxide solution. These nanocatalysts were obtained by altering the molar ratio of citric acid to chloroplatinic acid (CA/Pt) from 1:1, 2:1, 3:1 to 4:1. Transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction analyses indicated that the well-dispersed Pt nanoparticles of around 3.82 nm in size were obtained when the CA/Pt ratio was maintained at 2:1. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements revealed that the 2:1, 3:1 and 4:1 molar ratio catalysts had a relatively higher amount of Pt in their metallic state than did the 1:1 molar ratio catalyst. Cyclic voltammetry results demonstrated that the Pt/C nanocatalysts annealed at 400 °C in an N₂ atm provided higher electrocatalytic activity. Among all the molar ratio catalysts, the 2:1 molar ratio catalyst exhibited the largest electrochemical active surface (EAS) area, and its methanol oxidation reaction current was superior to the E-TEK catalyst. The oxygen reduction reaction of the catalysts studied by linear sweep voltammetry and tested in a fuel cell indicated that the catalytic activity of the 2:1 molar ratio catalyst was comparable to that of an E-TEK catalyst.     

On the influence of Pt particle size on the PEMFC cathode performance

Colloidal suspensions of almost spherical and crystalline Pt nanoparticles between 1.6 and 2.6 nm in diameter and with narrow size distribution were synthesized using the phase transfer method (PTM) with alkylamines, C_nNH₂, as stabilizing agents. Batches of such homogenous Pt-C_nNH₂ (n = 8, 12) nanocrystals were deposited onto Vulcan XC-72 carbon powder, and the activity for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) of this series of Pt/C materials was evaluated under PEMFC conditions. The aim was to elucidate whether this type of stabilized Pt nanoparticles were as active for the ORR as a corresponding commercial Pt/C material, and if any difference in mass activity could be observed between catalysts with different Pt particle size. In the PEMFC experiments, i.e. voltammetry in oxygen and nitrogen, it was found that, after an initial electrode activation, the ORR activity of the catalysts prepared from the alkylamine-stabilized Pt nanoparticles deposited on carbon was as high as that of the employed commercial reference catalyst. In fact, all samples in the Pt/C series showed high and very similar ORR activity normalized to Pt-loading, without significant dependence on the initial Pt particle size. However, pre- and post-electrochemical characterization of the Pt/C material series with TEM showed that structural changes of the Pt nanoparticles occurred during electrochemical evaluation. In all samples studied the mean Pt particle size increased during the electrochemical evaluation resulting in decreased differences between the samples explaining the observed similar ORR performance of the different materials. These results emphasize the necessity of post-operation characterization of fuel cell catalysts when discussing electrocatalytic activity. In addition, employing complex preparation efforts for lowering the Pt particle size below 3 nm may have limited practical value unless the particles are stabilized from electrochemical sintering.     

Enhanced electrochemical activity of Pt nanowire network electrocatalysts for methanol oxidation reaction of fuel cells

In this work, Pt nanowire networks supported on high surface area carbon (Pt NWNs/C) are synthesized as electrocatalysts for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). The electrocatalytic behavior of Pt NWNs/C catalysts for the methanol and adlayer CO oxidation reactions is investigated and the results are compared with the Pt nanoparticles (NPs) supported on carbon (Pt NPs/C). The results indicate that Pt NWNs are characterized by interconnected nanoparticles with large number of grain boundaries, downshifted d-band center and reduced oxophilicity, which results in the enhanced surface mobility of oxygen-containing species such as CO_ads and OH_ads. The enhanced surface mobility of CO_ads and OH_ads in turn facilitates the removal of intermediate CO species during the methanol oxidation. The activity of the Pt NWNs/C electrocatalyst for the methanol oxidation reaction and electrooxidation of adsorbed CO is also evaluated by cyclic voltammetry, CO stripping, and kinetic analysis. The results show that Pt NWNs/C catalysts have a significantly higher electrocatalytic activity for the methanol oxidation reaction as compared to Pt NPs/C catalysts. The enhanced electrocatalytic activity of Pt NWNs/C catalysts is mainly due to the existence of large number of the grain boundaries of the interconnected nanoparticles of the unique Pt NWN structure.     

Particle growth behavior of carbon-supported Pt,Ru, PtRu catalysts prepared by an impregnation reductive-pyrolysis method for direct methanol fuel cell anodes

Carbon-supported Pt, Ru, and binary PtRu catalysts were prepared by an impregnation-reductive pyrolysis method at various temperatures, with Pt(NH₃)₂(NO₂)₂ and Ru(NO₃)₃ as precursors. The effect of the reductive pyrolysis temperature on the structure of the metal particles and its relationship to the electrocatalytic activity toward methanol and preadsorbed carbon monoxide (CO_ad) oxidation was examined. The decomposition temperature of the Pt₅₀Ru₅₀ mixed precursor shifted to a temperature lower than that of the Ru single-source precursor. High-resolution scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and CO_ad stripping voltammetry of Pt/C and Ru/C indicated that Ru nanoparticles tend to grow drastically when the pyrolysis temperature is increased, whereas Pt nanoparticles are more resistant to particle growth. Scanning transmission electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy analysis showed that there is a slight compositional variation between individual nanoparticles, depending on the particle size. The Pt₅₀Ru₅₀/C catalyst prepared at 200 °C exhibited the maximum electrocatalytic activity toward methanol oxidation per mass of PtRu, which is discussed based on the appropriate balance of precursor decomposition and particle growth.     

Electrocatalytic behaviour for oxygen reduction reaction of small nanostructured crystalline bimetallic Pt–M supported catalysts

A 60 wt% Pt–Fe/C and a 60 wt% Pt–Cu/C catalysts with Fe and Cu content of 5 wt% were prepared by using a combination of colloidal and incipient wetness methods; this has allowed synthesis of small nanostructured crystalline bimetallic catalysts with particle size less than 3 nm and with a suitable degree of alloying. These materials were studied in terms of structure, morphology and composition using XRD, XRF and TEM techniques. The electrocatalytic behaviour for ORR of the catalysts was investigated using the rotating disk technique and compared to that of a pure Pt catalyst with similar particle size. No improvement in performance was recorded with the Pt–Cu compared to Pt catalyst, whereas, a promoting effect in enhancing the ORR was observed for the Pt–Fe catalyst both with and without methanol in the oxygen-saturated electrolyte solution.     

High dispersion and electrocatalytic properties of platinum on well-aligned carbon nanotube arrays

Platinum (Pt) electrocatalyst was electrochemically dispersed on well-aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) arrays by a potential-step method. The structure and elemental composition of the resulting Pt/CNT electrode were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The electrocatalytic properties of the Pt/CNT electrode for oxygen reduction reaction have been investigated by linear sweep voltammetry. Compared with a Pt/graphite electrode, higher electrocatalytic activity of the Pt/CNT electrode can be observed. This may be attributed to the high dispersion of platinum catalysts and the particular properties of CNT supports. The results imply that the Pt/CNT has good potential applications in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.     

Characterization and electrocatalytic properties of PtRu/C catalysts prepared by impregnation-reduction method using Nd2O3 as dispersing reagent

A simple impregnation-reduction method introducing Nd₂O₃ as dispersing reagent has been used to synthesize PtRu/C catalysts with uniform Pt-Ru spherical nanoparticles. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis have been used to characterize the composition, particle size and crystallinity of the catalysts. Well-dispersed catalysts with average particle size about 2 nm are achieved. The electrochemically active surface area of the different PtRu/C catalysts is determined by the CO_ad-stripping voltammetry experiment. The electrocatalytic activities of these catalysts towards methanol electrooxidation are investigated by cyclic voltammetry measurements and ac impedance spectroscopy. The in-house prepared PtRu/C catalyst (PtRu/C-03) in 0.5 M H₂SO₄ + 1.0 M CH₃OH at 30 °C display a higher catalytic activity and lower charge-transfer resistance (R_t) than that of the standard PtRu/C catalyst (PtRu/C-C). It is mainly due to enhanced electrochemically active specific surface, higher alloying extent of Ru and the abundant Pt⁰ and Ru oxides on the surface of the PtRu/C catalyst.     

Graphene and Functionalized Graphene Supported Platinum Catalyst for PEMFC

The graphene was synthesized by chemical oxidation followed by thermal exfoliation of natural graphite. The functionalized graphene (FG) was prepared by chemical treatment of the synthesized graphene. The as‐synthesized graphene and FG were characterized and used as Pt support materials. The 20 wt.% Pt/G and 20 wt.% Pt/FG catalysts were prepared by precipitation method. The prepared catalysts were characterized for particle size using X‐ray diffraction, surface morphology, electrochemical performance, and stability using cyclic voltammetry. The electrochemical surface area of the FG supported platinum catalyst was found to be more than 45% as compared to the commercial carbon supported platinum catalyst. The stability of the developed catalyst (Pt/G and Pt/FG) was significantly higher than the commercial Pt/C. The membrane electrode assembly was developed using the catalysts and tested in a PEMFC. The maximum power densities of the fuel cell were found to be 314, 426, and 455 mW cm^–2 using Pt/C, Pt/G, and Pt/FG, respectively.     

Ethanol electrooxidation on novel carbon supported Pt/SnOx/C catalysts with varied Pt:Sn ratio

Novel carbon supported Pt/SnO_x/C catalysts with Pt:Sn atomic ratios of 5:5, 6:4, 7:3 and 8:2 were prepared by a modified polyol method and characterized with respect to their structural properties (X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM)), chemical composition (XPS), their electrochemical properties (base voltammetry, CO_ad stripping) and their electrocatalytic activity and selectivity for ethanol oxidation (ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR)). The data show that the Pt/SnO_x/C catalysts are composed of Pt and tin oxide nanoparticles with an average Pt particle diameter of about 2 nm. The steady-state activity of the Pt/SnO_x/C catalysts towards the EOR decreases with tin content at room temperature, but increases at 80 °C. On all Pt/SnO_x/C catalysts, acetic acid and acetaldehyde represent dominant products, CO₂ formation contributes 1-3% for both potentiostatic and potentiodynamic reaction conditions. With increasing potential, the acetaldehyde yield decreases and the acetic acid yield increases. The apparent activation energies of the EOR increase with tin content (19-29 kJ mol⁻¹), but are lower than on Pt/C (32 kJ mol⁻¹). The somewhat better performance of the Pt/SnO_x/C catalysts compared to alloyed PtSn_x/C catalysts is attributed to the presence of both sufficiently large Pt ensembles for ethanol dehydrogenation and C-C bond splitting and of tin oxide for OH generation. Fuel cell measurements performed for comparison largely confirm the results obtained in model studies.