氮掺杂碳纳米管高负载金属催化剂在铝空气电池中的应用

在铁基催化剂(Fe-N-C)中引入金属铈,采用高温热解法合成了氮掺杂碳纳米管(NCNTs)高负载金属催化剂(Fe/Ce-NCNTs)。金属铈的引入能更好地促进碳纳米管(CNTs)的生长,锚定更多的铁原子,增加Fe—NX活性位点的数量。Fe/CeNCNTs催化剂在碱性介质中表现出良好的催化活性和稳定性,半波电位为0.86 V(vs RHE)。将Fe/Ce-NCNTs催化剂应用于铝空气电池(AABs),其峰值功率密度可达142 mW·cm^-2,在50 mA·cm^-2电流密度下放电比容量达到865 mAh·g^-1,在高电流密度负载下具有较高的电压。     

氮掺杂碳纳米管高负载金属催化剂在铝空气电池中的应用

在铁基催化剂(Fe-N-C)中引入金属铈,采用高温热解法合成了氮掺杂碳纳米管(NCNTs)高负载金属催化剂(Fe/Ce-NCNTs)。金属铈的引入能更好地促进碳纳米管(CNTs)的生长,锚定更多的铁原子,增加 Fe—N_X活性位点的数量。Fe/Ce-NCNTs催化剂在碱性介质中表现出良好的催化活性和稳定性,半波电位为 0.86 V(vs RHE)。将 Fe/Ce-NCNTs催化剂应用于铝空气电池(AABs),其峰值功率密度可达142 mW·cm^-2,在50 mA·cm^-2电流密度下放电比容量达到865 mAh·g^-1,在高电流密度负载下具有较高的电压。     

高分散在氮掺杂碳纳米管表面铂纳米粒子的高效甲醇电氧化性能

以氮掺杂碳纳米管(NCNT)为载体,利用掺杂氮原子的锚定作用,通过微波辅助乙二醇还原法方便地将Pt纳米粒子高分散地固载于NCNT表面,制得了Pt/NCNT系列催化剂,对催化剂制备规律、电催化甲醇氧化反应(MOR)性能及构效关系开展了系统深入的研究。结果表明,随Pt负载量在18.2%~58.7%(w/w,下同)范围增加,Pt纳米粒子的粒径在2.2~3.7 nm范围相应地逐渐增大。单位质量催化剂的MOR催化活性先增加后急剧减小,在负载量为47.8%时达到最大。Pt的质量比活性在中等负载量(27.6%~47.8%)区间出现高值平台。该变化规律源于Pt纳米粒子的MOR催化活性在3 nm前后的明显差异,即3 nm时活性差,3 nm时活性优异。高负载量(58.7%)时活性的急剧下降源于Pt纳米粒子因团聚引起的Pt利用率的降低。     

高分散在氮掺杂碳纳米管表面铂纳米粒子的高效甲醇电氧化性能

以氮掺杂碳纳米管（NCNT）为载体,利用掺杂氮原子的锚定作用,通过微波辅助乙二醇还原法方便地将Pt纳米粒子高分散地固载于NCNT表面,制得了Pt/NCNT系列催化剂,对催化剂制备规律、电催化甲醇氧化反应（MOR）性能及构效关系开展了系统深入的研究。结果表明,随Pt负载量在18.2%~58.7%（w/w,下同）范围增加,Pt纳米粒子的粒径在2.2~3.7 nm范围相应地逐渐增大。单位质量催化剂的MOR催化活性先增加后急剧减小,在负载量为47.8%时达到最大。Pt的质量比活性在中等负载量（27.6%~47.8%）区间出现高值平台。该变化规律源于Pt纳米粒子的MOR催化活性在3 nm前后的明显差异,即<3 nm时活性差,>3 nm时活性优异。高负载量（58.7%）时活性的急剧下降源于Pt纳米粒子因团聚引起的Pt利用率的降低。     

Carbon nanotubes-Nafion composites as Pt-Ru catalyst support for methanol electro-oxidation in acid media

Carbon nanotubes-Nafion (CNTs-Nafion) composites were prepared by impregnated CNTs with Nafion in ethanol solution and characterized by FT-IR. Pt-Ru catalysts supported on CNTs-Nafion composites were synthesized by microwave-assisted polyol process. The physical and electrochemical properties of the catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), CO stripping voltammetry, cyclic voltammetry (CV) and chronoamperometry (CA). The results showed that the Nafion incorporation in CNTs-Nafion composites did not significantly alter the oxygen-containing groups on the CNTs surface. The Pt-Ru catalyst supported on CNTs-Nafion composites with 2 wt% Nafion showed good dispersion and the best CO oxidation and methanol electro-oxidation activities.     

On the Role of Metals in Nitrogen‐Doped Carbon Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction

The notion of metal‐free catalysts is used to refer to carbon materials modified with nonmetallic elements. However, some claimed metal‐free catalysts are prepared using metal‐containing precursors. It is highly contested that metal residues in nitrogen‐doped carbon (NC) catalysts play a crucial role in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). In an attempt to reconcile divergent views, a definition for truly metal‐free catalysts is proposed and the differences between NC and M‐N_x/C catalysts are discussed. Metal impurities at levels usually undetectable by techniques such as XPS, XRD, and EDX significantly promote the ORR. Poisoning tests to mask the metal ions reveal the involvement of metal residues as active sites or as modifiers of the electronic structure of the active sites in NC. The unique merits of both M‐N_x/C and NC catalysts are discussed to inspire the development of more advanced nonprecious‐metal catalysts for the ORR.     

Revealing the Effect of Surface Composition on Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Supported Pt-Fe Alloy Electrocatalysts for Methanol Oxidation Performance

The designs of efficient and inexpensive Pt-based catalysts for methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) are essential to boost the commercialization of direct methanol fuel cells. Here, the highly catalytic performance PtFe alloys supported on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) decorating nitrogen-doped carbon (NC) have been successfully prepared via co-engineering of the surface composition and electronic structure. The Pt₁Fe₃@NC/MWCNTs catalyst with moderate Fe³⁺ feeding content (0.86 mA/mg_Pt) exhibits 2.26-fold enhancement in MOR mass activity compared to pristine Pt/C catalyst (0.38 mA/mg_Pt). Furthermore, the CO oxidation initial potential of Pt₁Fe₃@NC/MWCNTs catalyst is lower relative to Pt/C catalyst (0.71 V and 0.80 V). Benefited from the optimal surface compositions, the anti-corrosion ability of MWCNT, strong electron interaction between PtFe alloys and MWCNTs and the N-doped carbon (NC) layer, the Pt₁Fe₃@NC/MWCNTs catalyst presents an improved MOR performance and anti-CO poisoning ability. This study would open up new perspective for designing efficient electrocatalysts for the DMFCs field.     

Microfluidic Synthesis Enables Dense and Uniform Loading of Surfactant‐Free PtSn Nanocrystals on Carbon Supports for Enhanced Ethanol Oxidation

Developing new synthetic methods for carbon supported catalysts with improved performance is of fundamental importance in advancing proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) technology. Continuous‐flow, microfluidic reactions in capillary tube reactors are described, which are capable of synthesizing surfactant‐free, ultrafine PtSn alloyed nanoparticles (NPs) on various carbon supports (for example, commercial carbon black particles, carbon nanotubes, and graphene sheets). The PtSn NPs are highly crystalline with sizes smaller than 2 nm, and they are highly dispersed on the carbon supports with high loadings up to 33 wt %. These characteristics make the as‐synthesized carbon‐supported PtSn NPs more efficient than state of the art commercial Pt/C catalysts applied to the ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR). Significantly enhanced mass catalytic activity (two‐times that of Pt/C) and improved stability are obtained.     

High‐Efficiency Encapsulation of Pt Nanoparticles into the Channel of Carbon Nanotubes as an Enhanced Electrocatalyst for Methanol Oxidation

Pt‐based nanostructures serving as anode catalysts for the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) have been widely studied for many years. Nevertheless, challenging issues such as poor reaction kinetics and the short‐term stability of the MOR are the main drawbacks of such catalysts and limit their applications. Herein, we have developed a facile approach to encapsulate Pt nanoparticles (NPs) inside the nanochannels of porous carbon nanotubes (CNTs; Pt‐in‐CNTs) as a new enhanced electrocatalytic material. The as‐prepared CNTs offer simultaneously ordered diffusion channels for ions and a confinement effect for the NPs, which both facilitate the promotion of catalytic kinetics and avoid the Ostwald ripening of Pt NPs, thus leading to high activity and durable cycle life as an anode catalyst for MOR. This work provides a new approach for enhancing the stability and activity by optimizing the structure of the catalyst, and the Pt‐in‐CNTs represent the most durable catalysts ever reported for MOR.     

多尺度炭材料担载铂作为稳定的电催化剂用于氧还原反应

炭载体的稳定性对于燃料电池电催化剂是至关重要的. 本文中采用酚醛树脂作为前驱体,二氧化硅为模板剂,制备了多介孔且石墨化程度高的炭载体（HGMC）. 相比于商品Vulcan XC-72,HGMC具有中等的比表面积和高的石墨化程度,因此在电位循环扫描过程中具有较高的化学稳定性,然而HGMC碳层堆叠的结构不利于传质. 为克服这一劣势,多壁碳纳米管（MWCNTs）作为隔离物加入至HGMC中以构建具有三维多尺度结构的载体（MSGC）. 与HGMC为载体担载Pt以及商品催化剂Pt/C-JM相比,由于炭载体的具有高稳定性以及三维多尺度结构,MSGC担载Pt后不仅使电催化剂的电化学稳定性提高,且氧还原反应过程中传质得到显著改善.     

Chitosan‐Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes as Support for the High Dispersion of PtRu Nanoparticles and their Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Methanol

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were non‐covalently functionalized with chitosan (Chit) and then employed as the support for PtRu nanoparticles. The functionalization was carried out at room temperature without the use of corrosive acids, thereby preserving the integrity and the electronic conductivity of the CNTs. Transmission electron microscopy reveals that PtRu nanoparticles were highly dispersed on the surface of Chit‐functionalized CNTs (CNT‐Chit) with small particle‐size. Cyclic voltammetry studies indicated that the PtRu nanoparticle/CNT‐Chit nanohybrids have a higher electrochemical surface area, electrocatalytic performance, and stability towards methanol oxidation compared to PtRu nanoparticles supported on the pristine CNTs.     

碳载体预处理对CoTMPP/BP电催化剂氧还原性能的影响

采用微波加热合成法制备了CoTMPP/BP电化学氧还原催化剂。采用旋转圆盘电极(RDE)研究了BP2000碳载体经30% H₂O₂或6 mol·L^-1 HNO₃化学预处理后对催化剂氧还原催化活性的影响，并且在PEM燃料电池工作站上测试了不同CoTMPP/BP催化剂的燃料电池单电池性能。结果表明，碳载体经过化学预处理后催化剂性能有显著的提高，并且30% H₂O₂处理效果更好。采用IR、XRD和XPS进一步分析了载体化学预处理对催化剂活性影响的机理：IR结果表明预处理后载体表面羟基(-OH)等含氧基团增多；XRD分析表明900℃热处理后催化剂中有Co₃C(101)和金属态Co(111)结构出现；XPS分析表明碳载体预处理后N原子表面浓度以及组分N1和Co^Ⅲ相对比例升高，有利于Co-N4-C活性位的形成，然而组分N1，O1s Co^Ⅲ和Co^Ⅱ的结合能(BE)有所下降。     

Electrodeposition of Platinum Nanoparticles on Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Methanol

Platinum (Pt) nanoparticles were deposited at the surface of well-aligned multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) by potential cycling between +0.50 and −0.70 V at a scanning rate of 50 mV · s⁻¹ in 5 mM Na₂PtCl₆ solution containing 0.1 M NaCl. The electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol at the nanocomposites of Pt nanoparticles/nanotubes (Pt_nano/MWNTs) has been investigated using 0.2 M H₂SO₄ as supporting electrolyte. The effects of various parameters, such as Pt loading, concentration of methanol, medium temperature as well as the stability of Pt_nano/MWNTs electrode, have been studied. Compared to glassy carbon electrode, carbon nanotube electrode significantly enhances the catalytic efficiency of Pt nanoparticles for methanol oxidation. This improvement in performance is due not only to the high surface area and the fast electron transfer rate of nanotubes but also to the highly dispersed Pt nanoparticles as electrocatalysts at the tips and the sidewalls of nanotubes.     

碳纳米管负载铂催化剂的制备及其对甲醇的电催化氧化研究

0引言Pt金属是直接甲醇燃料电池(DMFC)常用的催化剂犤1～3犦。为了尽可能减少Pt金属用量,提高Pt的分散度,人们总是选择具有高表面积的基质,如石墨、碳黑、活性碳、分子筛、质子交换膜等,作为Pt金属的载体犤3～5犦。最初,人们以为载体的作用仅仅是提供表面积和多孔气体扩散电极的骨架,使Pt微粒可以有更大的比表面积与反应物接触,但是现在普遍认为犤1犦,当Pt金属负载在活性炭上时,它们中的催化性能有一部分应归结于金属和载体之间的相互作用,因此,载体的形貌及物理化学性质直接影响着催化剂对甲醇的电催化氧化活性。碳纳米管(CNTs)由于…     

Single Mn Atom Anchored on Nitrogen-Doped Graphene as a Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Single Mn atom on nitrogen-doped graphene (MnN₄-G) has exhibited good structural stability and high activity for the adsorption and dissociation of an O₂ molecule, becoming a promising single-atom catalyst (SAC) candidate for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, the catalytic activity of MnN₄-G for the ORR and the optimal reaction pathway remain obscure. In this work, density-functional theory calculations were employed to comprehensively investigate all the possible pathways and intermediate reactions of the ORR on MnN₄-G. The feasible active sites and the most stable adsorption configurations of the intermediates and transition states during the ORR were identified. Screened from all the possibilities, three optimal four-electron O₂ hydrogenation pathways with an ultralow energy barrier of 0.13 eV were discovered that are energetically more favorable than direct O₂ dissociation pathways. Analysis of the free energy diagram further verified the thermodynamical feasibility of the three pathways. Thus, MnN₄-G possesses superior ORR activity. This study provides a fundamental understanding of the design of highly efficient SACs for the ORR.