直接甲酸燃料电池Pd阳极催化剂及其电催化稳定性

直接甲酸燃料电池(DFAFC)中Pd阳极催化剂对甲酸氧化具有很好的电催化活性, 但电催化稳定性较差, 因此, 对Pd催化剂电催化活性和稳定性的影响原因和机理的研究已经成为DFAFC阳极催化剂的研究重点, 本文综述了DFAFC中Pd催化剂和Pd基复合催化剂的研究和发展概况. 主要介绍了Pd催化剂的优缺点、稳定性及提高稳定性的方法和机理等, 为Pd催化剂和Pd基复合催化剂的实际应用奠定基础.     

氮掺杂石墨烯负载单原子Zr催化CO2加氢的密度泛函理论研究

基于密度泛函理论计算,研究了H2和CO2在氮掺杂石墨烯负载单原子Zr催化剂(Zr Nx-Gr)上的吸附和CO2催化加氢反应. H2和CO2在Zr N3-Gr上单独吸附的吸附能分别为-0.49和-2.17 e V,在H2和CO2共吸附状态下,吸附能为-2.24 e V,均高于在Zr N4-Gr表面的吸附能,表明Zr N3-Gr表面更利于CO2加氢反应的发生.在Zr N3-Gr表面, CO2在共吸附后保持了其单独吸附时的特性,削弱了H2分子的吸附. CO2在Zr Nx-Gr表面催化加氢反应起始于H2和CO2的共吸附构型,沿反式HCOOH路径形成甲酸盐(HCOO*)中间体,然后HCOO*基团吸附H原子形成反式甲酸,在Zr N3-Gr和Zr N4-Gr表面该路径的反应能垒分别为1.85和2.48 e V.另一路径为产生CO与H2O的反应,在Zr N3-Gr和Zr N4-Gr表面的反应能垒分别为1.86和1.73 e V,表明Zr N3-Gr更利于CO2加氢生成甲酸反应的发生,而Zr N4-Gr表面更利于CO的产生.     

用NH4F络合还原法制备的炭载Pd催化剂对甲酸分解的催化性能和甲酸氧化的电催化性能

直接甲酸燃料电池(DFAFC)的两大问题是炭载Pd(Pd/C)催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化稳定性不好和Pd催化剂能催化甲酸分解。发现用NH4F络合还原法制备的NH4F修饰Pd/C催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化活性要比Pd/C催化剂好大约20%,电催化稳定性也要稍优于Pd/C催化剂。在120 s内和30℃下,甲酸在Pd/C催化剂上分解产生38 mL气体,但在NH4F修饰Pd/C催化剂上基本上不分解,因此NH4F修饰主要能抑制Pd催化剂催化分解甲酸的能力,而且又能在一定程度上提高Pd/C催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化性能。     

NH_4~+对甲酸在炭载Pd催化剂上氧化性能的影响

为了解HClO4、NH4ClO4和NaClO4电解液对炭载Pd(Pd/C)催化剂电极对甲酸氧化的电催化性能的影响,在用X射线衍射(XRD)谱、能量色散谱(EDS)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)对Pd/C催化剂进行表征的基础上,采用电化学方法测量了Pd/C催化剂在不同电解液中对甲酸氧化的电催化性能.发现在不同电解液中,Pd/C催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化活性和稳定性按NH4ClO4NaClO4HClO4的次序降低.由于甲酸的存在,不同电解液的pH相差较小,因此,电解液的pH影响较小,而阳离子的影响较大.在NaClO4电解液中的性能优于在HClO4电解液中的性能是pH的影响.在NH4ClO4电解液中的性能优于在NaClO4电解液中是由于NH4+能降低CO在Pd/C催化剂电极上的吸附强度和吸附量,这一发现对提高直接甲酸燃料电池(DFAFC)的性能很有意义.     

硅钨酸修饰碳载Pd催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化性能

用络合还原法合成了用作直接甲酸燃料电池(DFAFC)中阳极碳载Pd(Pd/C)催化剂, 并研究了电解液中的硅钨酸(SiWA)对甲酸在Pd/C催化剂电极上氧化的促进作用. 结果表明, SiWA不但能提高Pd/C催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化活性, 而且能增加电催化稳定性. 这种促进作用与SiWA浓度有关. 当SiWA浓度为0.40 g·L-1时, 促进作用最佳. 当SiWA浓度大于0.40 g·L-1时, 由于过多的SiWA吸附在Pd/C催化剂上而覆盖了部分Pd活性位点, 反而会降低促进作用. 另外, 由于SiWA在Pd/C催化剂上的吸附, 降低了CO的吸附量, 提高了Pd/C催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化稳定性, 也促进了甲酸通过直接途径氧化.     

甲酸在轻微氧化的Nb(110)表面吸附的HREELS研究

用高分辨电子能量损失谱(HREELS)研究了甲酸在轻微氧化的Nb(110)表面(O/Nb原子比=0.2)上的吸附与分解,提出了相应的表面反应模式.140K时,低暴露量的甲酸在该表面解离生成甲酸根(HCOO),生成的甲酸根以单齿形式键合在Nb上,同时也有少量甲酸分解生成吸附态的CO;高暴露量时则生成多层物理吸附的固体甲酸.升温至～190K,物理吸附的甲酸脱附,此时的表面为单齿键合的HCOO和CO所覆盖.温度升至250～300K时,HCOO的吸附态由单齿式转变成桥式,同时表面吸附的CO分子消失.升温过程的HREELS表明HCOO的分解导致了Nb的氧化.暴露量较高时表面的甲酸根比较稳定以致于在540K的高温时仍不完全分解.     

偏钒酸钠对甲酸在Pd/C催化剂上氧化的电催化性能影响的机理

直接甲酸燃料电池的两大问题是Pd催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化稳定性不好和Pd能催化甲酸分解。研究发现,当Pd/C在偏钒酸钠溶液中浸泡后能吸附上VO3-,吸附上VO3-的Pd/C催化剂对甲酸分解的催化性能会大大降低,由甲酸分解产生的CO的量也大大降低,使Pd/C催化剂被CO毒化的几率也大大降低,因此,在偏钒酸钠溶液中浸泡后的Pd/C催化剂对甲酸氧化的峰电流密度要比没有浸泡的Pd/C催化剂高13%左右。计时电流曲线的测量表明,6000 s时在偏钒酸钠溶液中浸泡后的Pd/C催化剂对甲酸氧化的峰电流密度要比没有浸泡的Pd/C催化剂高42%左右。结果证明,在偏钒酸钠溶液中浸泡能提高Pd/C催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化活性,特别是电催化稳定性。     

直接甲酸燃料电池的研究进展

近年来,直接甲酸燃料电池(DFAFC)的研发取得了很大的进展,已有报道用Pd作阳极催化剂的DFAFC的最大能量密度为0.25 W/cm²,很接近于以氢为燃料的质子交换膜燃料电池(PEMFC),表明DFAFC有很好的发展前景。 综述了DFAFC的研究进展、甲酸电氧化机理、阳极复合催化剂性能提高的原因和机理。DFAFC存在的主要问题,并对其发展进行了展望。     

磷钨酸对甲酸在碳载Pd催化剂上电氧化的促进作用

利用X射线能量色散(EDS)谱、X射线衍射(XRD)谱和电化学等技术研究了电解液中磷钨酸(PWA)对直接甲酸燃料电池(DFAFC)中甲酸在碳载Pd(Pd/C)催化剂上电氧化的促进作用. 研究结果发现, 因吸附的PWA能促进甲酸在Pd/C催化剂上的脱氢而加速了甲酸的电氧化. 这种促进作用与PWA的浓度有关, 当PWA的浓度低于0.15 mg/mL时, 该促进作用随PWA的浓度的增加而增加; 当PWA的浓度高于0.15 mg/mL时, 过多吸附的PWA会覆盖过多Pd/C催化剂的活性点而使其电催化性能随PWA的浓度增大而降低. 因此, 当电解液中PWA的浓度为0.15 mg/mL时, Pd/C催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化性能最好.     

CO和H在Pt/WC(0001)表面的吸附

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)和周期平板模型,研究两种WC(0001)表面的几何结构和表面能,并对Pt原子单层(PtML)在两种WC(0001)表面的高对称性吸附位上的吸附能和分离功进行计算.结果发现,终止于W原子的WC(0001)为最稳定的WC(0001)表面,Pt原子单层以hcp位的方式吸附于W终止的WC(0001)表面是PtML/WC(0001)体系最稳定的几何构型.在此基础上研究了CO分子和H原子分别在PtML/WC(0001)表面和具有相似表面结构的Pt(111)表面的吸附行为.在0.25 ML(monolayer)低覆盖度下,与在Pt(111)表面相比,在PtML/WC(0001)表面上的Pt—C间距明显拉长和CO分子吸附能减少,说明PtML/WC(0001)表面抗CO中毒能力比Pt(111)表面高;态密度分析进一步解释了CO分子与不同表面Pt原子的成键机理.在同一覆盖度下,H原子在PtML/WC(0001)表面的最大吸附能等于甚至略高于在Pt(111)表面的,表明Pt/WC对氢气氧化反应具有良好的催化活性,是一种很有前途的质子交换膜燃料电池(PEMFC)阳极催化剂.     

甲酸在Au（997）台阶表面的氧化反应

金催化是纳米催化的代表性体系之一,但对金催化作用的理解还存在争议,特别是金颗粒尺寸对其催化作用的影响.金颗粒尺寸减小导致的表面结构主要变化之一是表面配位不饱和金原子密度的增加,因此研究金原子配位结构对其催化作用的影响对于理解金催化作用尺寸依赖性具有重要意义.具有不同配位结构的金颗粒表面可以利用金台阶单晶表面来模拟.我们研究组以同时具有Au(111)平台和Au(111)台阶的Au(997)台阶表面为模型表面,发现Au(111)台阶原子在CO氧化、NO氧化和NO分解反应中表现出与Au(111)平台原子不同的催化性能.负载型Au颗粒催化甲酸氧化反应是重要的Au催化反应之一.本文利用程序升温脱附/反应谱(TDS/TPRS)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)研究了甲酸在清洁的和原子氧覆盖的Au(997)表面的吸附和氧化反应,观察到Au(111)台阶原子和Au(111)平台原子不同的催化甲酸根氧化反应行为.与甲酸根强相互作用的Au(111)台阶原子表现出比与甲酸根弱相互作用的Au(111)平台原子更高的催化甲酸根与原子氧发生氧化反应的反应活化能.在清洁Au(997)表面,甲酸分子发生可逆的分子吸附和脱附.甲酸分子在Au(111)台阶原子的吸附强于在Au(111)平台原子的吸附. TDS结果表明,吸附在Au(111)台阶原子的甲酸分子的脱附温度在190 K,吸附在Au(111)平台原子的甲酸分子的
　　脱附温度在170 K. XPS结果表明,分子吸附甲酸的C 1s和O 1s结合能分别位于289.1和532.8 eV.利用多层NO2的分解反应在Au(997)表面控制制备具有不同原子氧吸附位和覆盖度的原子氧覆盖Au(997)表面,包括氧原子吸附在(111)台阶位的0.02 ML-O(a)/Au(997)、氧原子同时吸附在(111)台阶位和(111)平台位的0.12 ML-O(a)/Au(997)、氧原子和氧岛吸附在(111)平台位和氧原子吸附在(111)台阶位的0.26 ML-O(a)/Au(997). TPRS和XPS结果表明,甲酸分子在105 K与Au(997)表面原子氧物种反应生成甲酸根和羟基物种,但甲酸根物种的进一步氧化反应依赖于Au原子配位结构和各种表面物种的相对覆盖度.在0.02 ML-O(a)/Au(997)表面暴露0.5 L甲酸时, Au(111)台阶位氧原子完全反应,甲酸过量.表面物种是Au(111)台阶位吸附的甲酸根、羟基和甲酸分子.在加热过程中,甲酸分子与羟基在181 K反应生成甲酸根和气相水分子(HCOOH(a)+ OH(a)= H2O + HCOO(a)),甲酸根在340 K发生歧化反应生成气相HCOOH和CO2分子(2HCOO(a)= CO2+ HCOOH).在0.12 ML-O(a)/Au(997)和0.26 ML-O(a)/Au(997)表面暴露0.5 L甲酸时,甲酸分子完全反应,原子氧过量.表面物种是Au(111)平台位和Au(111)台阶位吸附的甲酸根、羟基和原子氧.在加热过程中, Au(111)平台位和Au(111)台阶位的甲酸根分别在309和340 K同时发生氧化反应(HCOO(a)+ O(a)= H2O + CO2)和歧化反应(2HCOO(a)= CO2+ HCOOH)生成气相CO2, H2O和HCOOH分子.在0.26 ML-O(a)/Au(997)表面暴露10 L甲酸时,甲酸分子和原子氧均未完全消耗.表面物种是Au(111)平台位和Au(111)台阶位吸附的甲酸根、羟基、甲酸分子和原子氧.在加热过程中,除了上述甲酸根的氧化反应和歧化反应,还发生171 K的甲酸分子与羟基的反应(HCOOH(a)+ OH(a)= H2O + HCOO(a))和216 K的羟基并和反应(OH(a)+ OH(a)= H2O + O(a)).     

Molecular fragmentations: Part I. Structures and energies of molecular fragments derived from formic acid

Molecular geometries and heats of formation are calculated, using MINDO/3, for the following mass-spectral fragment pairs derived from formic acid: X(²A')(HCOOH)⁺; (HCOO)⁺ + H^xxx; (HCO)⁺ + OH; HCO + (OH)⁺; (CO)⁺ + H₂O; (CO₂)⁺ + H₂. The activation energy for the reaction (HCOOH)⁺ → (HCOO)⁺ + H^xxx is 75 kJ mol^?1. A correlation is made of the symmetry classes of the electronic states of (HCOOH)⁺, accessible by single electron excitation, and those of the mass-spectral fragments: it is shown that, despite their closely similar appearance potentials, the ions (HCOO)⁺ and (HCO)⁺ arise from different states of (HCOOH)⁺. The structure of (HCOOH)²⁺ is also reported.     

CO2 template synthesis of metal formates with a ReO3 net

The serendipitous discovery of CO2 as a template in the fabrication of ferric formate (1) has led to the preparation of serial metal(III) formates [MIII(HCOO)3.3/4CO2.1/4H2O.1/4HCOOH ]infinity (M = Fe(1), Al (2), Ga (3), and In(4)). The X-ray single-crystal determinations showed that the metals have octahedral geometries and are linked by HCOO- in the anti-anti style into a 3D ReO3 net, where CO2 molecules exist in cages of mmm symmetry and are hydrogen bonded to the formic CH groups. An X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) study revealed that 2 is identical to the documented [Al(HCOO)3.xH2O]. Further synthetic experiments and 13C NMR spectroscopy eventually confirmed that 2 should be formulated as [Al(HCOO)3.3/4CO2.1/4H2O.1/4HCOOH ]infinity, which for decades had been mistakenly given as [AlIII(HCOO)3.xH2O].     

Application of Si‐doped graphene as a metal‐free catalyst for decomposition of formic acid: A theoretical study

Using density functional theory calculations, the adsorption and catalytic decomposition of formic acid (HCOOH) over Si‐doped graphene are investigated. For the stable adsorption geometries of HCOOH over Si‐doped graphene, the electronic structure properties are analyzed by adsorption energy, density of states, and charge density difference. A comparison of the reaction pathways reveals that both dehydration and dehydrogenation of HCOOH can occur over Si‐doped graphene. The estimated reaction energies and the activation barriers suggest that for the dehydration of HCOOH on the Si‐doped graphene, the rate‐controlling step is H + OH → H₂O reaction. For the dehydrogenation of HCOOH, the rate‐determining step is the breaking of the C? H bond of the HCOO group to form the CO₂ molecule and the atomic H. Our results reveal that the low cost Si‐doped graphene can be used as an efficient nonmetal catalyst for O? H bond cleavage of HCOOH. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Double ionization and Coulomb explosion of the formic acid dimer by intense near-infrared femtosecond laser pulses

Ionization and fragmentation of formic acid dimers (HCOOH)(2) and (DCOOD)(2) by irradiation of femtosecond laser pulses (100 fs, 800 nm, ~1 × 10(14) W/cm(2)) were investigated by time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry. In the TOF spectra, we observed fragment ions (HCOOH)H(+), (HCOOH)HCOO(+), and H(3)O(+), which were produced via the dissociative ionization of (HCOOH)(2). In addition, we found that the TOF signals of COO(+), HCOO(+), and HCOOH(+) have small but clear side peaks, indicating fragmentation with large kinetic energy release caused by Coulomb explosion. On the basis of the momentum matching among pairs of the side peaks, a Coulomb explosion pathway of the dimer dication, (HCOOH)(2)(2+) → HCOOH(+) + HCOOH(+), was identified with the total kinetic energy release of 3.6 eV. Quantum chemical calculations for energies of (HCOOH)(2)(2+) were also performed, and the kinetic energy release of the metastable dication was estimated to be 3.40 eV, showing good agreement with the observation. COO(+) and HCOO(+) signals with kinetic energies of 1.4 eV were tentatively assigned to be fragment ions through Coulomb explosion occurring after the elimination of a hydrogen atom or molecule from (HCOOH)(2)(2+). The present observation demonstrated that the formic acid dimer could be doubly ionized prior to hydrogen bond breaking by intense femtosecond laser fields.     

Cu_2O(111)催化水煤气变换反应机理的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论结合周期平板模型方法系统地研究了水煤气变换反应在Cu_2O(111)表面上的反应机理,包括氧化还原机理、羧基机理和甲酸根机理.结果表明,在Cu_2O(111)表面,羧基机理和甲酸根机理均可行,且甲酸根机理更为有利,其最佳反应途径为H_2O~*→H~*+OH~*;CO(g)+H~*+OH~*→trans-HCOOH~*(1)→cis-HCOOH~*→CO_2~*+H_2(g).其中trans-HCOOH~*(1)→cis-HCOOH~*为其决速步,该基元反应的能垒仅为59 kJ·mol~(-1).羧基机理的最优反应路径同样是以H_2O的解离反应开始,随后CO(g)+OH~*→cis-COOH~*→trans-COOH~*→CO_2(g)+H~*,最后产生的两个吸附的H原子先迁移再结合生成H_2,整个反应的控速步骤为H原子的迁移,迁移能垒为96 kJ·mol~(-1).氧化还原机理则由于OH解离需要越过一个很高的能垒(254 vs.187 kJ·mol~(-1))而不可行.     

Mechanism of formic acid decomposition on P?Mo heteropolyacid

Hydrated (undecomposed) form of heteropolyacid H₃PMo₁₂O₄₀/SiO₂ exhibits a higher activity in the formic acid decomposition than the corresponding dehydrated sample. The formic acid decomposition takes place on strong Br?nsted acid sites of the heteropolyacid.Ab initio SCF MO LCAO method was used for the calculation of the electronic state of two surface complexes of HCOOH molecule (S1 and S2) coordinated to a proton H⁺. The S1 complex is formed by proton addition to the carbonyl oxygen, whereas the S2 complex is formed proton addition to the oxygen atom of the C−O−H fragment of HCOOH. The selective weakening of the C−O bond and localization of the positive charge on the (O=C−H) fragment in the protonated complex S2 are favorable for the decomposition of formic acid to CO and H₂O.     

Influence of H2 on the gas-phase decomposition of formic acid: a theoretical study

Gas-phase decomposition of formic acid results in final products CO + H2O and CO2 + H2. Experimentally, the CO/CO2 ratio tends to be large, in contradiction with mechanism studies, which show almost equal activation energies for dehydration and decarboxylation. In this work, the influence of H2 on the decomposition mechanism of HCOOH was explored using ab initio calculations at the CCSD(T)/6-311++G**//MP2/6-311++G** level. It was found that, in the presence of H2, the reaction channels leading to CO + H2O are more than those leading to CO2 + H2. With competitive energy, H2 addition to HCOOH can reduce the latter into HCHO, which then dissociates into CO + H2 catalyzed by H2O. Compared to trans-HCOOH, cis-HCOOH and cis-C(OH)2, conformers required for decarboxylation, are less populated due to interactions with H2.     

Pathways for the Non‐CO‐Involved Oxidation of Methanol on Pt(111)

The non‐CO‐involved oxidation of methanol (NCOIOM) on a Pt(111) surface is investigated by using density functional theory. Relative energy diagrams for the NCOIOM are established in which the reaction mechanisms for a catalytic cycle—including the associated barriers, the reactive energies, the intermediates, and the transient states—are shown. The results indicate that the reaction proceeds via the kinetically favored pathways: A) HCOH→HC(OH)₂→HCOOH→HCOO‐ [‐COOH]→CO₂ and B) CHO→HCOOH→HCOO‐ [‐COOH]→CO₂, with OH playing a key role in the entire process. The vibrational frequencies of the intermediate states derived from the calculations are in agreement with the experimental measurements.