Preparation of Pt/NiO-C electrocatalyst and heat-treatment effect on its electrocatalytic performance for methanol oxidation |
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Authors: | Dong Baek Kim Hee-Joon Chun Yoon Kyung Lee Heock-Hoi Kwon Ho-In Lee |
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Affiliation: | 1. School of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Research Center for Energy Conversion and Storage, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-744, Republic of Korea;2. Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Soongsil University, Seoul 151-744, Republic of Korea |
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Abstract: | Pt catalyst supported on Vulcan XC-72R containing 5 wt% NiO (Pt/NiO–C) showed larger electrochemical active surface area and higher electrochemical activity for methanol oxidation than Pt catalyst supported on Vulcan XC-72R using polyol method without NiO addition. Prepared Pt/NiO–C electrocatalyst was heat-treated at four temperatures (200, 400, 600, and 800 °C) in flowing N2. X-ray diffraction and temperature-programmed desorption results indicated that NiO was reduced to Ni in inert N2 during heat-treatments at temperatures above or equal to 400 °C, while oxygen from NiO reacted with carbon support due to the catalytic effect of Pt. The reduced Ni formed an alloy with Pt, which, according to the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data, resulted in a shift to a lower binding energy of Pt 4f electrons. The Pt/NiO–C electrocatalyst heat-treated at 400 °C showed the best activity in methanol oxidation due to the change in Pt electronic structure by Ni and the minimal aggregation of Pt particles. |
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Keywords: | Direct methanol fuel cell Pt catalyst NiO Methanol oxidation, Heat-treatment |
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