立方体形Au_(core)-Pd_(shell)-Pt_(cluster)纳米材料对甲酸电催化的研究

应用晶种生长法制得金纳米立方体,Aucore-Pdshell和Aucore-Pdshell-Ptcluster电催化剂,通过改变溶液的H2PdCl4和H2PtCl6的用量以控制Pdshell的厚度和Ptcluster的覆盖度.采用扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)观察了金纳米立方体的表面结构.利用循环伏安法(CV)研究了不同Pd层厚度的立方体形Aucore-Pdshell纳米粒子和不同Pt岛覆盖度的立方体形Aucore-Pdshell-Ptcluster纳米粒子对甲酸氧化的电催化性能.结果表明,与立方体形Aucore-Pdshell纳米粒子相比,"核-壳-岛"结构的立方体形Aucore-Pdshell-Ptcluster纳米粒子对甲酸的电氧化具有更高活性.当Pd壳层厚度为3层,Pt岛覆盖度为0.5时,电催化活性最高.

Electrocatalytic Oxidation of HCOOH at Au_(core)-Pd_(shell)-Pt_(cluster) Nanocubes

Gold nanocubes were synthesized by a two-step seed-mediated growth method. The Aucore-Pdshell and Aucore-Pdshell-Ptcluster nanocubes with controllable shell thickness of Pd and cluster coverage of Pt were synthesized by simply changing the amount ratio of H2PdCl4 or H2PtCl6. The samples were characterized by scanning electron microscope ( SEM) 、transmission electron microscopc ( TEM) and cyclic voltammetry ( CV) . CV was then used to make a systematic study on the dependence of the electrocatalytic properties on the shell thickness of Aucore-Pdshell and Pt coverage of Aucore-Pdshell-Ptcluster,respectively. The results indicated that the Au nanocube core coated by three atomic layers of Pd and submonolayer of Pt exhibited extremely high catalytic activity for electrooxidation of formic acid.