CoPt nanoparticles and their catalytic properties in electrooxidation of CO and CH(3)OH studied by in situ FTIRS

CoPt nanoparticles supported on a glassy carbon electrode (denoted as CoPt/GC) were prepared by galvanic replacement reaction between electrodeposited Co nanoparticles and K(2)PtCl(6) solution. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) were both employed to characterize the CoPt nanoparticles. It was shown that the CoPt nanoparticles have irregular shapes and most of them exhibit a core-shell structure with a porous Co core and a shell of Pt tiny particles. The composition of the CoPt nanoparticles was analyzed by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), which depicts a Co : Pt ratio of ca. 21 : 79. Studies of cyclic voltammetry (CV) demonstrated that CoPt/GC possesses a much higher catalytic activity towards CO and methanol electrooxidation than a nanoscale Pt thin film electrode. In situ FTIR spectroscopic studies have revealed for the first time, that a CoPt nanoparticles electrode exhibits abnormal IR effects (AIREs) for IR absorption of CO adsorbed on it. In comparison with the IR features of CO adsorbed on a bulk Pt electrode, the direction of the IR bands of CO adsorbed on the CoPt/GC electrode is inverted completely, and the intensity of the IR bands has been enhanced up to 15.4 times. The AIREs is significant in detecting the adsorbed intermediate species involved in electrocatalytic reactions. The results demonstrated a reaction mechanism of CH(3)OH oxidation on CoPt/GC in alkaline solutions through evidencing CO(L), CO(M), HCOO(-), CO(3)(2-), HCO(3)(-) and CO(2) as intermediate and product species by in situ FTIRS.     

单分散PtNi纳米粒子特殊的红外光学性能

采用电位置换反应以及化学还原法制备了单分散PtNi 纳米粒子,循环伏安结果显示该纳米粒子在0.1mol·L^-1硫酸介质中对CO的氧化表现出比本体Pt 电极更好的电催化活性. 以CO为探针分子,采用电化学原位红外光谱研究了PtNi 纳米粒子上的特殊红外光学性能. 结果表明,PtNi 纳米粒子无论是在玻碳电极还是在金电极上,均表现出对称的双极谱峰,同时给出很强的增强效应. 论文研究结果有助于进一步了解低维纳米材料特殊红外性能的本质.     

In situ transmission difference FTIR spectroscopic investigation on anodic oxidation of methanol in aqueous solution

In situ transmission difference FTIR spectroscopy method was introduced for studying the anodic oxidation of methanol in acid aqueous solution. A minigrid Pt optically transparent thin layer electrode was used as working electrode. This method has the ability to clarify the identity of species involved in the oxidation process both in solution and adsorbed at the surface of electrode. From the results of in situ transmission difference FTIR spectroscopy measurement it was found that HCHO, HCOOH, HCOOCH₃ and CH₂(OCH₃)₂ could be formed in the oxidation process of methanol. The final product was CO₂. The adsorbed poisonous intermediate CO was detected. It was formed at near 0.6 V and became significant at 0.9 V, where the oxidation current was inhibited. The in situ transmission difference FTIR spectroscopy method is a very convenient, relative simplicity and efficient method for investigating the electrochemical process, and could be as a good candidate for further application.     

团聚铂纳米粒子电极在甲醇氧化中的电催化特性

用H2还原法并以Nafion作为稳定剂合成团聚的Pt纳米粒子，附载于玻碳表面制备电催化剂.透射电子显微镜（TEM）和扫描电子显微镜（SEM）表征结果指出,团聚Pt纳米粒子的平均尺寸约为400 nm.运用电化学循环伏安法(CV)和原位傅立叶变换红外反射光谱（in situ FTIRS）研究甲醇的氧化过程，发现团聚Pt纳米粒子电极具有较高的电催化活性.原位FTIRS研究结果检测到甲醇在所制备的电催化剂上氧化的中间体为线型吸附态CO物种，其红外吸收给出异常红外效应的光谱特征.     

In situ IR reflectance absorption spectroscopy studies of the effect of Nafion on CO adsorption and electrooxidation at Pt nanoparticles

We have synthesized colloidal Pt nanoparticles with a mean particle size of 2.6±0.4 nm by reducing PtCl₂ dissolved in N,N-dimethylacetamide with t-BuMe₂SiH. The latter compound acted both as a reducing agent and a stabilizer of the Pt nanoparticles. Pt nanoparticles were deposited onto the Au substrate and IR reflectance absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS) was applied to investigate CO adsorption and oxidation at the surface of the catalyst. The reactivity of the catalyst covered with Nafion was compared with the reactivity of the catalyst without Nafion. In addition, the reactivity of the colloidal Pt was compared with the reactivity of bulk polycrystalline Pt. We found that CO oxidation proceeds at lower over-potentials at nanoparticles than at polycrystalline Pt. The IRRAS data indicate that the difference in the reactivity may be explained by a different mechanism of the oxidation reaction; Langmuir–Hinshelwood at Pt nanoparticles and island formation and growth at polycrystalline Pt. We have also observed that a film of Nafion slows down the CO oxidation reaction. The IRRAS spectra for CO adsorbed at Pt nanoparticles covered by Nafion were significantly different from the spectra recorded for the nanoparticles in the absence of Nafion. The spectroscopic features suggest that in the presence of Nafion the nanoparticles experience regions of lower and higher proton concentration.This paper is dedicated to Prof. G. Horanyi on the occasion of his 70th birthday and in recognition of his contribution to electrochemistry.     

单分散PtNi纳米粒子特殊的红外光学性能(英文)

采用电位置换反应以及化学还原法制备了单分散PtNi纳米粒子,循环伏安结果显示该纳米粒子在0.1mol·L-1硫酸介质中对CO的氧化表现出比本体Pt电极更好的电催化活性.以CO为探针分子,采用电化学原位红外光谱研究了PtNi纳米粒子上的特殊红外光学性能.结果表明,PtNi纳米粒子无论是在玻碳电极还是在金电极上,均表现出对称的双极谱峰,同时给出很强的增强效应.论文研究结果有助于进一步了解低维纳米材料特殊红外性能的本质.     

甲醇在铂微粒修饰的聚硫堇电极上的电催化氧化

利用电化学循环伏安和现场ＦＴＩＲ反射光谱等技术研究了甲醇在铂微粒修饰的聚硫堇电极上的电催化氧化。结果表明，循环伏安法制备的铂微粒均匀分散于聚合物膜上，其粒径大小约为３０－１３０ｎｍ；复合修饰电极对甲醇电化学氧化呈现了较高的催化活性，其催化活性的大小依赖于Ｐｔ载量。现场ＦＴＩＲ光谱实验揭示了线性吸附的ＣＯ物种是甲醇在复合电极上氧化的唯一中间体，这种吸附的ＣＯ物种在复合修饰电极上更容易被氧化为最终产物     

CO and methanol adsorption on (2 × 1)Pt(110) and ion‐eroded Pt(111) model catalysts

Methanol adsorption on ion‐sputtered Pt(111) surface exhibiting high concentration of vacancy islands and on (2 × 1)Pt(110) single crystal were investigated by means of photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) and thermal desorption spectroscopy. The measurements showed that methanol adsorbed at low temperature on sputtered Pt(111) and on (2 × 1)Pt(110) surfaces decomposed upon heating. The PES data of methanol adsorption were compared to the data of CO adsorbed on the same Pt single crystal surfaces. In the case of the sputtered Pt(111) surface, the dehydrogenation of H_xCO intermediates is followed by the CO bond breakage. On the (2 × 1)Pt(110) surface, carbon monoxide, as product of methanol decomposition, desorbed molecularly without appearance of any traces of atomic carbon. By comparing both platinum surfaces we conclude that methanol decomposition occurs at higher temperature on sputtered Pt(111) than on (2 × 1)Pt(110). Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

利用原位红外光谱与微分电化学质谱联用技术研究在Pt以及PtRu电极上发生的甲醇氧化反应

利用电化学衰减全反射原位傅里叶变换红外光谱与微分电化学质谱联用技术,在流动电解池环境以及恒电位条件下研究了Pt电极和Pt电极通过表面电沉积Ru形成的PtRu电极（PtxRuy）上发生的甲醇氧化反应（反应电解质溶液为0.1 mol/L HClO4＋0.5 mol/L MeOH）. 在0.3-0.6 V（参比电极为可逆氢参比）实验用到的所有电极上,CO是唯一能从红外光谱观察到的与甲醇相关的表面吸附物;在Pt0.56Ru0.44电极上可以观察到CO吸附在Ru原子形成的岛上和CO线式吸附在Pt电极表面红外波段,而其他电极上只能观察到Pt表面上线式吸附的CO;甲醇氧化活性按Pt0.73Ru0.27〉Pt0.56Ru0.44〉Pt0.83Ru0.17〉Pt的顺序递减;在0.5V时,甲醇在Pt0.73Ru0.27电极上的氧化反应的CO2电流效率达到了50%.     

CO在载钯分子筛薄膜电极上的增强红外吸收

以NaY分子筛超笼为微型反应器,通过“瓶中造船”技术合成钯原子簇(Pd₁₃).并首次把粗糙的分子筛薄膜电极引入到电化学原位红外反射光谱研究,发现了一类新的增强红外吸收现象.与金属钯电极相比,CO红外吸收带的谱峰强度显著增加,半峰宽加宽.研究结果表明,这种增强红外吸收取决于钯原子簇的纳米尺度及分子筛超笼的特殊环境.     

Adsorption of CO on a Pt electrode in acidic solution: Ir-acttve and -inactive CO'S adsorbed in the double-layer region

Carbon monoxide adsorbed on a smooth platinum electrode in the double-layer region was investigated in 1 M HClO₄ solution by using in situ polarization modulation IR reflection spectroscopy and an electrochemical oxidation. From the electrochemical oxidation, the adsorbed CO could be distinguished to be comprised of stable and unstable adsorbed CO's. The unstable adsorbed CO constituted about of the adsorbed CO, and corresponded to linearly adsorbed CO, but the band intensity of the linearly adsorbed CO was not proportional to the amount of unstable adsorbed CO. The stable adsorbed CO constituted about ; it was one-site adsorbed, and was an IR-inactive species. It is presumed that the IR-inactive species is adsorbed on two Pt atoms with the C-O axis parallel to the electrode surface and one of the Pt atoms bound to two CO molecules.     

Iron oxide nanoparticles supported on NH2- and COOH-functionalized SBA-15

Iron modified NH₂- or COOH- functionalized SBA-15 is characterized by XRD, N₂-physisorption, TPR-TG, FTIR, M?ssbauer spectroscopy and methanol decomposition. The material obtained from COOH-functionalized silica exhibits the highest catalytic activity.     

Formation of Pd–Ag nanoparticles in supported catalysts based on the heterobimetallic complex PdAg<Subscript>2</Subscript>(OAc)<Subscript>4</Subscript>(HOAc)<Subscript>4</Subscript>

The formation of Pd–Ag nanoparticles deposited from the heterobimetallic acetate complex PdAg₂(OAc)₄(HOAc)₄ on α-Al₂O₃, γ-Al₂O₃, and MgAl₂O₄ has been investigated by high-resolution trans-mission electron microscopy, temperature-programmed reduction, and IR spectroscopy of adsorbed CO. The reduction of PdAg₂(OAc)₄(HOAc)₄ supported on γ-Al₂O₃ and MgAl₂O₄ takes place in two steps (at 15–245 and 290–550°C) and yields Pd–Ag particles whose average size is 6–7 nm. The reduction of the Pd–Ag catalyst supported on α-Al₂O₃ occurs in a much narrower temperature range (15–200°C) and yields larger nanoparticles (~10–20 nm). The formation of Pd–Ag alloy nanoparticles in all of the samples is demonstrated by IR spectroscopy of adsorbed CO, which indicates a marked weakening of the absorption band of the bridged form of adsorbed carbon monoxide and a >30-cm^–1 bathochromic shift of the linear adsorbed CO band. IR spectroscopic data for PdAg₂/α-Al₂O₃ suggest that Pd in this sample occurs as isolated atoms on the surface of bimetallic nanoparticles, as is indicated by the almost complete absence of bridged adsorbed CO bands and by a significant weakening of the Pd–CO bond relative to the same bond in the bimetallic samples based on γ-Al₂O₃ and MgAl₂O₄ and in the monometallic reference sample Pd/γ-Al₂O₃.     

Pt-doped semiconductive oxides loaded on mesoporous SBA-15 for gas sensing

SBA-15-based solids combining semiconductive oxides (Sn and In) and noble metal (Pt) were prepared by an incipient wet impregnation method in order to obtain materials for gas sensing. The materials were characterized by XRD, BET adsorption, SEM, and TEM. The BET analysis allowed obtaining details about the specific surface areas, pore size, and modifications due to the indium and/or tin oxides followed by the Pt deposition. XRD data revealed that In₂O₃ did not enter the mesopores of SBA-15, preventing also the entrance of the Pt nanoparticles in the mesopores. On the other hand, SnO₂ nanoparticles further doped with Pt could enter the mesoporous network, affording a SBA-15 material loaded with SnO₂ and very small Pt nanoparticles with high dispersion. Tablets obtained by pressing the modified SBA-15 were tested as sensitive materials for propene and hydrogen detection.     

钴铂合金薄膜的循环伏安电沉积及其异常红外性能研究

运用循环伏安电沉积在玻碳基底上制得纳米结构钴铂合金薄膜,扫描电子显微镜和X-射线能量散射谱研究表明,钴铂薄膜主要由平均粒经为139 nm的纳米粒子组成,钴和铂的原子比为3:5. 以CO为探针分子,电化学原位FTIR反射光谱研究发现钴铂薄膜具有异常红外效应. 吸附态CO发生异常红外吸收,谱峰比本体钴和铂分别增强了34和43倍.     

Room Temperature COad Desorption/Exchange Kinetics on Pt Electrodes—A Combined In Situ IR and Mass Spectrometry Study

The room temperature desorption and exchange of CO in a saturated CO adlayer on a Pt electrode, at potentials far below the onset of oxidation, was investigated by isotope labeling experiments, using a novel spectroelectrochemical setup, which allows the simultaneous detection of adsorbed species by in situ IR spectroscopy and of volatile (side) products and reactants by online mass spectrometry under controlled electrolyte flow conditions. Time‐resolved IR spectra show a rapid, statistical exchange of pre‐adsorbed ¹³CO_ad by ¹²CO_ad in ¹²CO containing electrolyte; mass spectrometric data reveal first‐order exchange kinetics, with the rate increasing with CO partial pressure. The increasing CO_ad desorption rate in equilibrium with a CO containing electrolyte is explained by a combination of an increasing CO_ad coverage upon increasing the CO pressure, and a decrease of the CO adsorption energy with coverage, due to repulsive CO_ad–CO_ad interactions.     

纳米结构Pt膜方波电位法制备及特殊红外性能

运用方波电位法处理Pt微电极,制备一系列具有较高表面粗糙度的纳米结构薄膜.扫描隧道显微镜（STM）观察到薄膜由Pt金属岛组成,并测得所研制的薄膜虽然其平均厚度从58 nm 增加到139 nm,但Pt金属岛的平均尺度仅从102 nm增加到114 nm,而岛的平均高度也只在15～18 nm之间变化.以CO为探针分子,结合原位FTIR反射光谱研究,发现所制备的纳米结构薄膜上吸附态CO的红外吸收都给出类Fano光谱,初步归结为Pt金属岛的尺度效应.     

Supported catalysts based on Pd–In nanoparticles for the liquid-phase hydrogenation of terminal and internal alkynes: 1. formation and structure

The formation of Pd–In catalysts synthesized from the heteronuclear acetate complex PdIn(CH₃COO)₅ was studied by temperature-programmed reduction, electron microscopy, IR spectroscopy of adsorbed CO and hydrogen temperature-programmed desorption (H₂-TPD). IR spectroscopy of adsorbed CO and H₂-TPD confirmed the formation of bimetallic Pd–In nanoparticles. It was found that the Pd–In nanoparticle surface contains predominantly Pd atoms separated from one another by indium atoms, which is evidenced by the disappearance of the CO band shift resulting from the lateral dipole–dipole interaction between adsorbed CO molecules and by a significant decrease in the band intensity of CO adsorbed in bridged form. Almost complete inhibition of palladium hydride (PdH_x) provides additional evidence of the formation of Pd–In bimetallic particles.     

Spectroscopic elucidation of reaction pathways of acetaldehyde on platinum and palladium in acidic media

The electrochemical behavior of acetaldehyde on palladium and platinum electrodes in acidic media was comparatively studied by means of differential electrochemical mass spectrometry (DEMS) and in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIRS) combined with cyclic voltammetry. It was observed that acetaldehyde decomposition depends on the catalyst material, applied potential, and reactant concentration. Additionally, it was detected that acetaldehyde adsorbs and dissociates at potentials lower than 0.60 V vs RHE, producing methane and adsorbed CO on Pd; while C₂-species, CH_x and CO_ad are formed on Pt. Besides carbon dioxide, acetic acid and adsorbed acetate were observed at E?>?0.6 V, and their contribution increased with acetaldehyde concentration. Differences between Pt and Pd in potential dependence of the products and intermediates were established. Calibration of the mass spectrometer, together with the use of labeled acetaldehyde and IR spectra, allows establishment of the nature of adsorbed species and products for both Pt and Pd at different potentials, elucidating global reaction pathways for acetaldehyde on these two noble metals.     

酸性溶液中过渡金属及合金纳米薄膜电极的异常红外效应研究

以循环伏安方法在玻碳载体上制备纳米级厚度的过渡金属 (Pt,Pd ,Rh ,Ru)和合金 (PtPd ,PtRu)薄膜电极 ,并运用原位FTIR反射光谱研究了CO的吸附过程 .发现所制备的纳米薄膜电极均具有异常红外效应 ,即与本体金属电极相比较 ,吸附在纳米薄膜电极上的CO分子的红外吸收被显著增强 ,并且红外谱峰方向倒反 .本文的结果进一步证明异常红外效应是一种新的、普遍的现象 ,主要取决于过渡金属或合金膜的结构和厚度 .对异常红外效应的深入认识 ,不仅将推动红外反射光谱及界面电化学理论的发展 ,而且将在表面和界面分析中得到广泛应用 .