Carbon black supported PtCu nanoparticles derived from mix-phased Cu precursor for high-performanced oxygen reduction reaction in acid medium

Alloying high-cost Pt with transition metals has been considered as an effective route to synthesize the electrocatalysts with low Pt loading and excellent activity towards oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) under acid solution. The galvanic replacement method, as featured with efficiency and simplicity, is widely reported to produce Pt-based bimetallic alloys and thereby declare the significance of reductive transition metal precursor on the enhancement of ORR performance. Herein, mix-phased Cu−Cu₂O precursor was applied to prepare carbon black supported highly dispersed PtCu alloy nanoparticles (PtCu/C). The proper Cu−Cu₂O ratios can exactly facilitate the generation of small sized PtCu alloy nanoparticles with regulated bimetallic content. Meanwhile, the Cu₂O phase is revealed to benefit the electron transfer from Pt to Cu and thus improve the intrinsic activity of Pt active sites. And the metallic Cu can favor the promotion of electrochemical active surface area. Consequently, the as-prepared PtCu/C behaves impressive ORR activity with half-wave potential of 0.88 V (vs. RHE) and mass activity of 0.49 A cm⁻² mg_Pt⁻¹ at 0.8 V, which is 9.8 times of commercial Pt/C catalysts. Our work will offer helpful advices for the development and regulation of novel Pt-based alloy materials towards diverse electrocatalysis.     

高指数晶面和梯度组成的PtCu3@Pt3Cu@Pt纳米枝晶氧还原电催化剂性能

燃料电池作为一种清洁、高效的能量转换装置,其大规模应用受到阴极氧还原反应(ORR)动力学缓慢以及铂资源稀缺和价格高昂等的极大制约.尽管研究人员在过去几十年中付出了巨大努力,但研制高效、耐用的低Pt合金催化剂仍亟待突破.近年的研究表明,Pt的一些高指数晶面能够表现出比Pt(111)晶面更高的ORR活性,尤其是Pt(332...     

Hollow-Structure Pt-Ni Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

An electrocatalyst with high oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity and high stability during start–stop operation is necessary. In this paper, hollow-structure Pt-Ni electrocatalysts are investigated as ORR catalysts. After synthesis via sacrificial SiO₂ template method, the electrocatalyst exhibits much higher specific activity (1.88 mA/cm²) than a commercial Pt/C catalyst. The mass activity (0.49 A/mg) is 7 times higher than the commercial Pt/C catalyst. The kinetics of the ORR is evaluated using Tafel and K-L plots. It also exhibits a higher durability than commercial Pt/C catalyst during accelerated durability test (ADT). Moreover, the electrocatalyst shows good resistance against accelerated durability test for start–stop, the specific activity and mass activity drops 34.6% and 40.8%, respectively, far better than the commercial catalyst.     

Pyrolytic Carbon‐coated Cu‐Fe Alloy Nanoparticles with High Catalytic Performance for Oxygen Electroreduction

Well‐dispersed carbon‐coated or nitrogen‐doped carbon‐coated copper‐iron alloy nanoparticles (FeCu@C or FeCu@C?N) in carbon‐based supports are obtained using a bimetallic metal‐organic framework (Cu/Fe‐MOF‐74) or a mixture of Cu/Fe‐MOF‐74 and melamine as sacrificial templates and an active‐component precursor by using a pyrolysis method. The investigation results attest formation of Cu?Fe alloy nanoparticles. The obtained FeCu@C catalyst exhibits a catalytic activity with a half‐wave potential of 0.83 V for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in alkaline medium, comparable to that on commercial Pt/C catalyst (0.84 V). The catalytic activity of FeCu@C?N for ORR (E_half‐wave=0.87 V) outshines all reported analogues. The excellent performance of FeCu@C?N should be attributed to a change in the energy of the d‐band center of Cu resulting from the formation of the copper–iron alloy, the interaction between alloy nanoparticles and supports and N‐doping in the carbon matrix. Moreover, FeCu@C and FeCu@C?N show better electrochemical stability and methanol tolerance than commercial Pt/C and are expected to be widely used in practical applications.     

Pt单层修饰Pd/C氧还原催化剂

分别利用液相热解法和浸渍还原法制备了碳载钯纳米催化剂（Pd/C）,并研究了其对氧还原反应的电催化活性。与浸渍还原法相比,液相热解法得到的Pd/C催化剂虽然粒径较大,但表现出较好的氧还原反应（ORR）活性和稳定性.在所制备的Pd/C催化剂基础上,通过置换欠电势沉积的Cu原子单层,获得了Pt单层修饰的Pd/C催化剂,其ORR活性较Pd/C催化剂有显著提高,且与纯Pt/C催化剂接近,而其耐久性则较纯Pt/C催化剂有显著提升,显示出Pt单层催化剂的潜在优势.     

One-step synthesis of carbon-supported Pd–Pt alloy electrocatalysts for methanol tolerant oxygen reduction

A facile, one-step reduction route was developed to synthesize Pd-rich carbon-supported Pd–Pt alloy electrocatalysts of different Pd/Pt atomic ratios. As-prepared Pd–Pt/C catalysts exhibit a single phase fcc structure and an expansion lattice parameter. Comparison of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) on the Pd–Pt/C alloy catalysts indicates that the Pd₃Pt₁/C bimetallic catalyst exhibits the highest ORR activity among all the Pd–Pt alloy catalysts and shows a comparative ORR activity with the commercial Pt/C catalyst. Moreover, all the Pd–Pt alloy catalysts exhibited much higher methanol tolerance during the ORR than the commercial Pt/C catalyst. High methanol tolerance of the Pd–Pt alloy catalysts could be attributed to the weak adsorption of methanol induced by the composition effect, to the presence of Pd atoms and to the formation of Pd-based alloys.     

Ion‐Exchange‐Assisted Synthesis of Pt‐VC Nanoparticles Loaded on Graphitized Carbon: A High‐Performance Nanocomposite Electrocatalyst for Oxygen‐Reduction Reactions

Carbide‐based electrocatalysts are superior to traditional carbon‐based electrocatalysts, such as the commercial Pt/C electrocatalysts, in terms of their mass activity and stability. Herein, we report a general approach for the preparation of a nanocomposite electrocatalyst of platinum and vanadium carbide nanoparticles that are loaded onto graphitized carbon. The nanocomposite, which was prepared in a localized and controlled fashion by using an ion‐exchange process, was an effective electrocatalyst for the oxygen‐reduction reaction (ORR). Both the stability and the durability of the Pt‐VC/GC nanocomposite catalyst could be enhanced compared with the state‐of‐the‐art Pt/C. This approach can be extended to the synthesis of other metal‐carbide‐based nanocatalysts. Moreover, this straightforward synthesis of high‐performance composite nanocatalysts can be scaled up to meet the requirements for mass production.     

高活性和高稳定性的核壳结构PtPx@Pt/C催化氧还原

在质子交换膜燃料电池中,金属铂是最高效的阴极氧还原催化剂之一,但是铂昂贵的价格严重阻碍了其在燃料电池领域中的大规模商业化应用.通过铂与3d过渡金属(Fe、Co和Ni)合金化可以有效提高催化剂的氧还原活性,然而在实际的高腐蚀性、高电压和高温的燃料电池运行环境中,铂合金纳米粒子易发生溶解、迁移和团聚,从而导致催化剂耐久性差.同时过渡金属离子的溶出会影响质子交换膜的质子传导,并且一些过渡金属离子会催化芬顿反应,产生高腐蚀性?OH自由基,加快Nafion和催化剂的劣化.与过渡金属掺杂相比,非金属掺杂具有明显优势:一方面,非金属溶出产生的阴离子不会取代Nafion中的质子,也不会催化芬顿反应;另一方面,与3d过渡金属相比,非金属具有更高的电负性,其掺杂很容易调节Pt的电子结构.因此,本文通过非金属磷掺杂合成具有优异稳定性的核壳结构PtPx@Pt/C氧还原催化剂.通过热处理磷化商业碳载铂形成磷化铂(PtP2),经由酸洗处理产生富铂壳层,即PtPx@Pt/C.X射线粉末多晶衍射结果证明了PtP2相的存在,并且进一步通过电子能量损失谱对纳米粒子进行微区面扫描分析以及X射线光电子能谱分析证实了富铂壳层的存在,壳层厚度约1 nm.得益于核壳结构及磷掺杂引起的电子结构效应,PtP1.4@Pt/C催化剂在0.90 V(RHE)时的面积活性(0.62 mA cm–2)与质量活性(0.31 mAμgPt–1)分别是商业Pt/C的2.8倍和2.1倍.更重要的是,在加速耐久性测试中,PtP1.4@Pt/C催化剂在30000圈电位循环后质量活性仅衰减6％,在90000圈电位循环后仅衰减25％;而商业Pt/C催化剂在30000圈电位循环后就衰减46％.PtP1.4@Pt/C催化剂高活性与高稳定性主要归功于核壳结构、磷掺杂引起的电子结构效应以及磷掺杂增加了碳载体对催化剂粒子的锚定作用进而阻止了其迁移团聚.综上所述,本文为设计同时具有优异活性与稳定性非金属掺杂Pt基氧还原催化剂提供新的思路.     

PtCu2八面体形貌调控及氧还原电催化性能研究

利用溶剂热法,在N,N-二甲基甲酰胺（DMF）溶剂中共同还原乙酰丙酮铂（Pt(acac)₂）和乙酰丙酮铜（Cu(acac)₂）制备PtCu八面体合金催化剂. PtCu₂八面体表现出明显的晶格收缩、较高比例的非氧化态Pt单质和较高的电子结合能,进而表现出较弱的含氧物种吸附强度和较低的d 带中心位置. 系统研究结构导向剂对PtCu合金形貌影响. 在半电池测试中,由于PtCu₂具有均匀分散的规则八面体形貌结构,导致在0.9 V vs. RHE处氧还原（ORR）的质量比活性和面积比活性分别是Pt/C（JM）的6.3和27.2倍,并在加速衰减测试后其ORR的质量比活性仍达到Pt/C（JM）的4.5倍.     

高质量和深度凹陷的PtPdNi纳米立方体作为高效氧还原反应的催化剂

聚合物电解质燃料电池阴极上的氧还原反应需要使用铂基催化剂,铂是地球上的贵金属之一.采用将不同的金属优化到核心中等多种策略可提高铂基催化剂的活性,从而降低铂的负载量.通过致力于高催化活性Pt2.7Pd0.3Ni凹面立方结构与高指数晶面的复合,表明凹面结构可以提供更多的活性位和高水平的催化活性,如果与其他金属复合,可以降低...     

导电共聚物衍化新策略制备硫、氮共掺杂碳纳米管及其对改善PtCu纳米晶分散性与甲醇电催化氧化的促进作用

有效调控碳纳米材料的几何和电子结构的协同效应和缺陷是获得优良电化学性能的关键.然而,如何设计一种具有优势结构的杂化材料及对其电催化机理的认识尚不清楚.本文提出了一种聚(3,4-乙撑二氧噻吩)/聚苯胺导电共聚物热解策略来制备S和N共掺杂多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs),发现改变前驱体溶液中两种单体的比例可以调控掺杂MWCNTs中S和N原子的含量与表面活性位结构.S和N的共掺杂明显增大了碳纳米管表面的缺陷程度并暴露出更丰富的活性位点,从而有利于超细Pt和PtCu纳米颗粒的均匀分布和沉积.透射电镜和扫描透射电镜结果表明,所制备S和N共掺杂MWCNTs(SN-MWCNTs)负载的催化剂中Pt和PtCu纳米颗粒以及掺杂的S和N原子都均匀地分布在MWCNTs上,且沉积的Pt和PtCu纳米颗粒的平均尺寸仅分别为2.30和2.87 nm.X射线光电子能谱结果表明,S和N共掺杂MWCNTs与负载的Pt基纳米颗粒之间存在强烈的电荷转移相互作用,明显改变了贵金属Pt的表面电子结构.电化学测试结果表明,与Pt/SN-MWCNTs,Pt/N-MWCNTs,Pt/S-MWCNTs和商业Pt/C催化剂相比,Pt₁Cu₂/SN-MWCNTs表现出更大的电化学活性表面积(148.85 m² g^?1),更高的甲醇氧化质量活性(1589.9 mA mg_Pt^?1)、电化学稳定性和抗CO毒化能力.密度泛函理论研究表明,S和N共掺杂导致碳纳米管极大地变形,同时极化和激活了相邻的C原子.因此,增强了Pt₁Cu₂纳米颗粒在SN-MWCNTs上的吸附以及随后甲醇分子的吸附.此外,Pt₁Cu₂/SN-MWCNTs对甲醇氧化的电催化活性均在热力学和动力学上优于相应的CNTs和N-CNTs基材料.本文提供了一种新颖的在碳基材料上构建高度分散且稳定的Pt基纳米颗粒高性能燃料电池电催化剂的方法.     

凹形树突状PtCu纳米催化剂的合成及对甲醇的电催化

以邻苯二胺为表面活性剂,通过水热釜法一步制备凹形树突状PtCu双金属纳米催化剂(PtCu NCDs)。PtCu NCDs在电催化甲醇氧化(MOR)的应用中表现出非常高的活性和很强的抗有毒中间体作用。PtCu NCDs对于甲醇氧化的质量活性为(0.53 A·mg^-1 Pt)是商业Pt/C(0.26 A·mg^-1 Pt)的2.04倍。从比活性的CV曲线图对比发现PtCu NCDs(1.07 mA·cm^-2)是商业Pt/C(0.55 mA·cm^-2)的1.95倍。而且,PtCu NCDs(2.76)比商业Pt/C催化剂(1.02)表现出更高的I_f/I_b比值。这些优异的电催化活性可能归功于PtCu NCDs特殊的凹形树突状形貌。     

凹形树突状PtCu纳米催化剂的合成及对甲醇电催化的研究

以邻苯二胺为表面活性剂,通过水热釜法一步制备凹形树突状PtCu双金属纳米催化剂(PtCu NCDs)。PtCu NCDs在电催化甲醇氧化(MOR)的应用中表现出非常高的活性和很强的抗有毒中间体作用。PtCu NCDs对于甲醇氧化的质量活性为(0.53 A·mg^-1 Pt)是商业Pt/C(0.26 A·mg^-1 Pt)的2.04倍。从比活性的CV曲线图对比发现PtCu NCDs(1.07 mA·cm^-2)是商业Pt/C(0.55 mA·cm^-2)的1.95倍。而且,PtCu NCDs(2.76)比商业Pt/C催化剂(1.02)表现出更高的I_f/I_b比值。这些优异的电催化活性可能归功于PtCu NCDs特殊的凹形树突状形貌。     

负载铂的缺陷活性炭作为一种在碱性条件下具有优异氧还原反应性能的催化剂

燃料电池因其高的能量转化效率和无污染的特点而被认为是目前最有发展前景的高效清洁发电技术,然而燃料电池迟缓的阴极氧还原反应(ORR)极大地降低了其整体性能.目前,铂碳(Pt/C)仍然是催化ORR最有效的催化剂.但是,由于Pt的价格很高以及其稳定性差等缺点极大地限制了燃料电池的大规模化应用,因此设计与开发廉价高效稳定的ORR电催化剂对实现燃料电池的大规模商业化应用具有重要的意义.在过去的几十年中,研究发现Pt和其他的非贵金属形成合金,如Pt-Fe,Pt-Ni和Pt-Co等不仅可以降低Pt的用量,而且也可以使所得催化剂具有较高的ORR活性.此外,研究发现核-壳结构也可以提高铂基ORR催化剂的活性与稳定性.但是,这些催化剂的制备一般会使用毒性和危险性较高的有机化学试剂并且其制备过程繁杂,因此并不适用于大规模的实际生产.从这个角度来说,开发一种简易的方法来制备高效廉价的ORR催化剂显得尤为重要.之前的研究表明,Pt的载体对提高所得ORR催化剂来说非常关键.可以发现大部分载体都是经过改进的碳材料,如微孔/介孔材料,杂原子掺杂的石墨烯以及缺陷碳等.尤其是我们课题组最近提出的一种缺陷催化机理表明,在碳材料中特定类型的缺陷(如缺陷活性炭(D-AC)和缺陷石墨烯等)可以使纯的碳材料具有很高的电催化活性.尽管D-AC的ORR催化活性在不含金属的催化剂中位居前列,但是其催化性能仍然比商业化的Pt/C差.鉴于此,如果我们可以通过使用具有较高ORR催化活性的D-AC作为Pt的载体而降低Pt的用量,但并不牺牲其催化活性,这将是一个很具有前景的方法来解决昂贵ORR催化剂的问题,进而有可能实现燃料电池的大规模化生产.在本研究中,我们通过一种简易的液相浸渍法以D-AC作为Pt的载体而制备了一种高效的ORR催化剂.具体来说,我们通过调节合成过程中的还原温度实现了控制所得催化剂中Pt颗粒尺寸的目的,同时我们也对催化剂中的Pt含量对其催化性能的影响进行了探讨.研究表明,所得催化剂中Pt的颗粒尺寸以及其结晶性都可能影响其ORR催化活性.更为重要的是,所得样品D-AC@5.0%Pt中含有约5 wt%的Pt,然而其在碱性条件下的ORR催化活性已经超过了商业化的含有20 wt%Pt的Pt/C,例如其起始电位和半波电位都优于商业化的Pt/C,并且其稳定性也比商业化的Pt/C好.除此之外,D-AC@5.0%Pt在催化ORR的过程中表现出了一种一步四电子的反应路径,而且中间产物过氧化氢的产率很低.所得催化剂D-AC@5.0%Pt优异的ORR反应活性表明D-AC中的特殊缺陷以及负载的Pt纳米颗粒都对提高其催化活性具有很大的贡献,同时也说明选择合适的载体对提高电催化剂的活性至关重要.实验结果还表明,D-AC@5.0%Pt在酸性条件下的ORR催化活性也有一定的提高,虽然比商业化的Pt/C要差一些.更进一步减小Pt的颗粒尺寸到亚纳米甚至原子级别可能会明显地提高其在酸性电解液中的ORR催化活性.     

Hollow PtFe Alloy Nanoparticles Derived from Pt-Fe3O4 Dimers through a Silica-Protection Reduction Strategy as Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts

The development of efficient and stable electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is critical for the large-scale production of fuel cells. Platinum (Pt) nanoparticle catalysts show excellent performance for ORR, though the high cost of Pt is a limiting factor that directly impacts fuel cell production costs. Alloying Pt with other transition metals is an effective strategy to reduce Pt utilization whilst maintaining good ORR performance. In this work, novel hollow PtFe alloy catalysts were successfully synthesized by high-temperature pyrolysis of SiO₂-coated Pt-Fe₃O₄ nanoparticle dimers supported on carbon at 900 °C, followed by SiO₂ shell removal and partial dealloying of the PtFe nanoparticles formed using HF. The obtained hollow PtFe nanoparticle catalysts (denoted herein as PtFe-900) showed a 2.3-fold enhancement in ORR mass activity compared to PtFe nanoparticles synthesized without SiO₂ protection, and a remarkable 7.8-fold enhancement relative to a commercial Pt/C catalyst. Further, after 10 000 potential cycles, the ORR mass activity of PtFe-900 remained very high (90.9 % of the initial mass activity). The outstanding ORR performance of PtFe-900 can be attributed to the modification of Pt lattice and electronic structure by alloying with Fe at high temperature under the protection of the SiO₂ coating. This work guides the development of improved, highly dispersed Pt-based alloy nanoparticle catalysts for ORR and fuel cell applications.     

铂铜合金催化甲醇电氧化的机理研究

直接甲醇燃料电池(DMFC)可以将甲醇的化学能转化为电能.甲醇在室温下是一种液体,很容易运输和低风险储存.在常用燃料中,甲醇热值较高且价格便宜,其单位价格热值甚至高于汽油.更重要的是,甲醇可以通过二氧化碳催化加氢制得.因此可以将可再生能源转化为氢气,并高效地存储在甲醇分子中.而燃料电池消耗甲醇后,产物只有二氧化碳和无污...     

Pt/C催化剂氧还原反应的交流阻抗动态研究

本文通过RDE和EIS联合技术、等效电路模型,研究了酸性体系中商业Pt/C催化剂ORR行为. 研究发现Pt/C动态界面包括两个彼此独立的过程：1）Pt表面原有PtO还原至Pt过程,2）ORR促进新PtO形成过程,为催化材料稳定性及活化性提供了关键依据;并发现动态界面促进多孔电极重构以及与传输匹配过程.在高过电位下,ORR的高反应速率可通过增加催化材料憎水性予以改善. 上述研究结果可对ORR的直流电化学研究进行有效补充,并提供建模基础.     

Few‐Layer Borocarbonitride Nanosheets: Platinum‐Free Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

The present study demonstrates the use of few‐layer borocarbonitride nanosheets synthesized by a simple method as non‐platinum cathode catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in alkaline medium. Composition‐dependent ORR activity is observed and the best performance was found when the composition was carbon‐rich. Mechanistic aspects reveal that ORR follows the 4 e^? pathway with kinetic parameters comparable to those of the commercial Pt/C catalyst. Excellent methanol tolerance is observed with the BCN nanosheets unlike with Pt/C.     

ORR催化剂Nim@Pt1Aun-m-1 (n = 19, 38, 55, 79; m = 1, 6, 13, 19)的密度泛函研究

燃料电池的阴极反应的反应动力学速率非常慢,限制了燃料电池技术的发展。因此,寻找低成本、高活性的氧还原催化剂具有重要的意义。多元金属核壳团簇表现出优良的氧还原活性。在本文中,以原子个数为19、38、55和79的八面体团簇作催化剂模型,采用密度泛函理论(GGA-PBE-PAW)方法,研究了一系列不同尺寸核壳Ni_m@M_n-m (n = 19, 38, 55, 79;m = 1, 6, 13, 19; M = Pt, Pd, Cu, Au, Ag)团簇催化剂的活性规律。优化*O、*OH和*OOH吸附中间体结构,计算了吸附自由能和反应吉布斯自由能,以超电势为催化活性的描述符,研究了单原子Pt嵌入Ni_m@Au_n-m团簇的活性规律。结果表明,Ni₆@Pt₁Au₃₁具有最好的ORR活性,并且Ni₁@Pt₁Au₁₇、Ni₆@Pt₁Au₃₁、Ni₁₃@Pt₁Au₄₁、Ni₁₉@Pt₁Au₅表现出比Pt₃₈团簇以及Pt(111)表面更高的催化活性。Bader电荷和态密度分析表面,核壳之间的电荷转移以及单原子Pt嵌入Ni_m@Au_n-m表面,改变了吸附位的电子性质,降低了*OH的吸附强度,提高了ORR活性。单原子Pt嵌入Ni_m@Au_n-m表面可能是一种合适的多元金属核壳ORR催化剂设计策略。     

Designed Synthesis of Well‐Defined Pd@Pt Core–Shell Nanoparticles with Controlled Shell Thickness as Efficient Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts

Improving the electrocatalytic activity and durability of Pt‐based catalysts with low Pt content toward the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is one of the main challenges in advancing the performance of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Herein, a designed synthesis of well‐defined Pd@Pt core–shell nanoparticles (NPs) with a controlled Pt shell thickness of 0.4–1.2 nm by a facile wet chemical method and their electrocatalytic performances for ORR as a function of shell thickness are reported. Pd@Pt NPs with predetermined structural parameters were prepared by in situ heteroepitaxial growth of Pt on as‐synthesized 6 nm Pd NPs without any sacrificial layers and intermediate workup processes, and thus the synthetic procedure for the production of Pd@Pt NPs with well‐defined sizes and shell thicknesses is greatly simplified. The Pt shell thickness could be precisely controlled by adjusting the molar ratio of Pt to Pd. The ORR performance of the Pd@Pt NPs strongly depended on the thickness of their Pt shells. The Pd@Pt NPs with 0.94 nm Pt shells exhibited enhanced specific activity and higher durability compared to other Pd@Pt NPs and commercial Pt/C catalysts. Testing Pd@Pt NPs with 0.94 nm Pt shells in a membrane electrode assembly revealed a single‐cell performance comparable with that of the Pt/C catalyst despite their lower Pt content, that is the present NP catalysts can facilitate low‐cost and high‐efficient applications of PEMFCs.