醇在载钯碳化钨/碳纳米管催化剂上的氧化

用交替微波法制备了碳化钨与多壁碳纳米管复合材料(WC/MWCNT),以该材料为载体制备了Pd基催化剂(Pd-WC/MWCNT),并将催化剂用于醇的催化氧化反应.结果表明,Pd-WC/MWCNT催化剂对乙醇的催化氧化活性是Pd/C催化剂的5倍.交换电流密度测量和反应活化能计算表明,Pd-WC/WIWCNT催化剂对乙醇催化氧化的交换电流密度比Pd/C大两个数量级,反应活化能低一倍以上.Pd-WC/MWCNT催化剂催化氧化乙醇性能的大幅度提高是碳化钨与Pd颗粒的协同效应和碳纳米管的结构效应共同作用的结果.     

Small‐Sized and Contacting Pt–WC Nanostructures on Graphene as Highly Efficient Anode Catalysts for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

The synergistic effect between Pt and WC is beneficial for methanol electro‐oxidation, and makes Pt–WC catalyst a promising anode candidate for the direct methanol fuel cell. This paper reports on the design and synthesis of small‐sized and contacting Pt–WC nanostructures on graphene that bring the synergistic effect into full play. Firstly, DFT calculations show the existence of a strong covalent interaction between WC and graphene, which suggests great potential for anchoring WC on graphene with formation of small‐sized, well‐dispersed WC particles. The calculations also reveal that, when Pt attaches to the pre‐existing WC/graphene hybrid, Pt particles preferentially grow on WC rather than graphene. Our experiments confirmed that highly disperse WC nanoparticles (ca. 5 nm) can indeed be anchored on graphene. Also, Pt particles 2–3 nm in size are well dispersed on WC/graphene hybrid and preferentially grow on WC grains, forming contacting Pt–WC nanostructures. These results are consistent with the theoretical findings. X‐ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy further confirms the intimate contact between Pt and WC, and demonstrates that the presence of WC can facilitate the crystallinity of Pt particles. This new Pt–WC/graphene catalyst exhibits a high catalytic efficiency toward methanol oxidation, with a mass activity 1.98 and 4.52 times those of commercial PtRu/C and Pt/C catalysts, respectively.     

甲醇在Pd基电催化剂上的氧化

以多壁碳纳米管(MWCNT)和碳黑为载体, 用交替微波加热的方法制备了担载型Pd电催化剂, 并表征了其微观形貌和电化学性能. 透射电镜(TEM)和X射线衍射(XRD)结果显示, Pd在MWCNT载体上有较好的分散度, 平均粒径为4 nm. 循环伏安、计时电位和交流阻抗的测试结果表明, 在碱性溶液中, Pd/MWCNT显示出良好的甲醇氧化性能. 在Pd/MWCNT催化剂上, 甲醇氧化的起始电位比在Pt/C上负移100 mV 左右. Pd/MWCNT高的催化活性不仅与它的高的活性表面积有关, 而且和Pd与载体MWCNT之间的协同作用有关.     

Investigation of Platinum Dispersed on Reduced Graphene Oxide‐supported Tungsten Carbide via Sacrificial Cu Adlayers for Methanol Oxidation

Reduced graphene oxide‐supported tungsten carbide composite (WC/RGO) was prepared by program‐controlled reduction‐carburization technique. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) show that WC nanoparticles with a narrow distribution (10–20 nm) are highly dispersed both on the edge and between the layers of RGO. And then it was used as a support to load different low contents (no more than 0.4 wt%) of Pt via sacrificial Cu adlayers. The morphology and the electrocatalytic activity of the prepared catalysts were characterized by TEM and cyclic voltammograms (CV), respectively. The results indicate that a small amount of isolated Pt atoms show low or even no activity for methanol oxidation. With the increasing deposition cycles, the content of Pt and the ensembles of neighboring Pt atoms are increased, which makes the onset potential shift negatively and mass current density increase. The results demonstrate that controllable amount of Pt can be deposited on WC/RGO by galvanic displacement with Cu, and the extent and domain of Pt loading affect the electrochemical performance. Meanwhile, this research also provides another route to prepare a catalyst with ultra low noble metal on WC/RGO for solving the problem of high cost of the catalyst.     

Small-sized and contacting Pt-WC nanostructures on graphene as highly efficient anode catalysts for direct methanol fuel cells

The synergistic effect between Pt and WC is beneficial for methanol electro-oxidation, and makes Pt-WC catalyst a promising anode candidate for the direct methanol fuel cell. This paper reports on the design and synthesis of small-sized and contacting Pt-WC nanostructures on graphene that bring the synergistic effect into full play. Firstly, DFT calculations show the existence of a strong covalent interaction between WC and graphene, which suggests great potential for anchoring WC on graphene with formation of small-sized, well-dispersed WC particles. The calculations also reveal that, when Pt attaches to the pre-existing WC/graphene hybrid, Pt particles preferentially grow on WC rather than graphene. Our experiments confirmed that highly disperse WC nanoparticles (ca. 5?nm) can indeed be anchored on graphene. Also, Pt particles 2-3?nm in size are well dispersed on WC/graphene hybrid and preferentially grow on WC grains, forming contacting Pt-WC nanostructures. These results are consistent with the theoretical findings. X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy further confirms the intimate contact between Pt and WC, and demonstrates that the presence of WC can facilitate the crystallinity of Pt particles. This new Pt-WC/graphene catalyst exhibits a high catalytic efficiency toward methanol oxidation, with a mass activity 1.98 and 4.52 times those of commercial PtRu/C and Pt/C catalysts, respectively.     

片层WC/C的原位合成及其在甲醇氧化中的应用

以片层二硫化钨(WS2)为前驱体,氯化钠(Na Cl)为介质,CO为气体碳源,采用程序升温法一步合成片层碳化钨/碳复合材料(WC/C)。通过X射线衍射(XRD),X射线近边吸收谱(XANES)和扫描电镜(SEM)等一系列手段对样品的化学组成、形貌、结构等进行表征。研究发现,在高温渗碳过程中,不仅利用WS2的片层结构和Na Cl的锚定作用合成了具有薄层孔洞的WC,而且Na Cl和WS2金属面对碳膜生长的催化作用使WC表面覆有原位生长的碳膜,为电子传输提供了有效通道。将该材料作为载体材料进行电化学性能测试,结果表明:负载少量Pt后制得的Pt/WC/C电催化剂,在甲醇氧化反应(MOR)中表现出良好的电催化活性、稳定性及优异的抗CO中毒能力。     

Nanocrystalline tungstic carbide/graphitic carbon composite: synthesis,characterization, and its application as an effective Pt catalyst support for methanol oxidation

Tungsten carbide and graphitic carbon (WC/GC) composite has been synthesized by a simple solid-state pyrolysis method from an in situ route. The results indicate that the synthesized sample has a large specific surface area (S _BET) of 198 m² g^?1, and the WC nanoparticles (NPs) with a narrow particle size are well dispersed on the graphitic carbon. After loading Pt nanoparticles, the prepared Pt/WC/GC catalyst exhibits a mass activity of 416.1 mA mg^?1 Pt toward methanol electrooxidation, which is much higher than that of commercial Pt/C (JM) (231.2 mA mg^?1 Pt). Moreover, the onset potential is 100 mV more negative than that on Pt/C (JM) electrocatalyst. In addition, the Pt/WC/GC catalyst has stronger resistance to CO poisoning than the commercial Pt/C (JM). Its superior electrochemical performance could be attributed not only to the synergistic effect between Pt and WC NPs but also to the excellent electrical conductivity of GC and proper porous structure for desirable mass transportation in a porous electrode.     

MoP-NC纳米球负载Pt纳米粒子用于高效甲醇电解

实现绿色甲醇电解制氢需要高效的双功能催化剂。本文采用热处理结合乙二醇还原法成功制备了MoP-NC纳米球负载的超细Pt纳米粒子(平均粒径为2.53 nm)复合催化剂(Pt/MoP-NC)用于高效甲醇电解制氢。MoP-NC纳米球不仅能提高Pt纳米粒子的分散性并且增强Pt的抗中毒能力。电化学测试表明Pt/MoP-NC催化剂在酸性甲醇氧化反应(MOR)和析氢反应(HER)中具有较高的催化性能;其中,MOR的正向扫描峰值电流密度为90.7 mA∙cm⁻²,是商业Pt/C催化剂的3.2倍,在10 mA∙cm⁻²的电流密度下,HER的过电位低至30 mV,与商业Pt/C接近。由Pt/MoP-NC||Pt/MoP-NC组装的两电极电解槽驱动10 mA∙cm⁻²的电流密度仅需要0.67 V的电压,比相同条件下电解水的电压低1.02 V,大大降低了能量输入。Pt/MoP-NC的高催化性能主要来源于Pt活性中心与相邻层状多孔球形结构的MoP-NC载体之间电子效应及配体效应引起的抗一氧化碳中毒能力的提升和含氧物种的容易生成。     

Electrocatalytic properties of platinum nanoparticles supported on fluorine tin dioxide/multi-walled carbon nanotube composites for methanol electrooxidation in acidic medium

Fluorine tin oxide (FTO) and multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) composites synthesized by a sol-gel process followed by a hydrothermal treatment process have been explored as a support for Pt nanoparticles (Pt-FTO/MWCNTs). X-ray diffraction analysis and high resolution transmission electron microscopy show that the Pt and FTO nanoparticles with crystallite size of around 4-8 nm are highly dispersed on the surface of MWCNTs. Pt-FTO/MWCNT catalyst is evaluated in terms of the electrochemical catalytic activity for methanol electrooxidation using cyclic voltammetry, steady state polarization experiments, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy technique in acidic medium. The Pt-FTO/MWCNT catalyst exhibits a higher intrinsic catalytic activity for methanol electrooxidation with high stability during potential cycling than Pt nanoparticles supported on tin dioxide/multi-walled carbon nanotube composites. The results suggest that FTO/MWCNT composites could be considered as an alternative support for Pt-based electrocatalysts in direct alcohol fuel cells.     

Synthesis and characterization of platinum catalysts on multiwalled carbon nanotubes by intermittent microwave irradiation for fuel cell applications

Pt electrocatalysts supported on multiwalled carbon nanotube (Pt/MWCNT) nanocomposites have been synthesized by a rapid intermittent microwave irradiation (IMI) technique for polymer electrolyte and direct methanol fuel cells (PEFCs and DMFCs), using H(2)PtCl(6) as Pt precursor. The Pt/MWCNT nanocomposites are characterized by XRD, XPS, and TEM. The results indicate that Pt particle size and distribution on the MWCNT support are affected significantly by the oxidation treatment of MWCNTs, the IMI procedure, and the MWCNT tube diameter or surface area. The PtO(x) (x = 1, 2) species was first deposited on the surface of MWCNTs by the IMI and subsequently reduced to Pt(0) with refluxing in the presence of HCOOH. Pt/MWCNT nanocomposites synthesized by this IMI method have achieved extremely uniform dispersed Pt nanoparticles with a particle size of approximately 3 nm. Electrochemical measurement indicates that Pt/MWCNT nanocomposites synthesized by the IMI method display a significantly higher electrochemically active area and higher catalytic activity for the methanol oxidation reaction in comparison to a commercial Pt/C catalyst.     

掺氮碳化钨的制备及其电催化性能的研究

碳化钨是一种具有应用前景的电催化剂,本文尝试对碳化钨的非金属位进行氮掺杂,以钨酸钠为钨源,经由中间体氮化钨（WN）,并在一氧化碳气体中进行渗碳后合成掺氮的碳化钨纳米片（WN|WC）. 通过扫描电镜（SEM）和透射电镜（TEM）观测发现,WN|WC纳米片尺寸均匀,碳原子进入WN晶格中形成具有密排六方结构的WC晶相,并和WN的晶格条纹紧密联结而形成异质结构. X射线衍射（XRD）结果显示碳化后的样品中含有WN和WC两种晶型,XPS结果进一步表明WN|WC表面形成了WN和WC的异质结构. 为讨论氮元素掺杂对电催化性能的影响,本文通过微波辅助加热法负载少量铂制备Pt/WN|WC催化剂,并以甲醇氧化为指针反应,纯相碳化钨和商用铂碳材料（Pt/C）等为对比样,评价了Pt/WN|WC催化剂的电化学性能. 电化学测试表明,该催化剂甲醇氧化的电流密度是商业Pt/C的3倍,具有较高的交换电流密度和速率常数,且经过200周的循环伏安扫描后,正扫峰电位（Ep_f）和负扫峰电位（Ep_b）仍保持稳定,结果表明氮的掺杂改变了碳化钨表面的电子状态,形成了WN和WC的异质界面,有利于催化性能的提高.     

嵌段共聚物模板法一步制备WC/C基底电极材料

以酚醛树脂作为碳源,采用嵌段共聚物模板法一步制备新型有序介孔碳化钨/碳（WC/C）纳米颗粒. WC/C颗粒的比表面积为414 m²·g^-1,表面的平均孔径约为38 nm,处于介孔范围内（2 ~ 50 nm）. 通过调节树脂预聚时间以及碳化温度等条件制备出结构形貌较优的WC/C复合材料,并探讨了材料形成机理. 使用X射线衍射、扫描电镜、透射电镜及氮气吸脱附等方法表征了复合材料的结构. 将贵金属铂负载于WC/C表面制备得新电催化材料Pt-WC/C,使用循环伏安法和计时电流法对Pt-WC/C复合材料的电化学性能进行检测,并与商用碳载铂（Pt/C）材料进行对比. 测试结果发现,Pt-WC/C对甲醇的电催化活性以及稳定性等方面都表现出优于商用Pt/C材料的活性,这主要归功于碳化钨高度分散于碳表面.     

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.     

核壳结构碳化钨复合微球催化剂对甲醇电催化性能

以偏钨酸铵微球为前驱体,在不同反应时间和CO/CO₂气氛条件下,通过原位还原碳化反应制备了具有核壳结构碳化钨复合微球。采用X射线粉末衍射（XRD）、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）和扫描电镜（SEM）等对催化剂的形貌和结构进行了表征分析。硼氢化钠还原法将平均粒径为4.6 nm的Pt纳米粒子均匀分布在其表面,得到核壳结构碳化钨复合催化剂。采用循环伏安和计时电流法研究了在酸性溶液中催化剂对甲醇的电催化氧化性能。结果表明,与Pt/WC-15 h和JM Pt/C催化剂的电化学性能相比,Pt/WC-6 h催化剂对甲醇呈现出更高的电催化氧化活性和稳定性。碳化钨复合微球表面少量WO₂成分的存在有利于甲醇在其表面的电催化氧化过程的发生。     

不同温度烧制介孔碳作为直接甲醇燃料电池催化剂载体

以嵌段共聚物P123为模板制备介孔氧化硅SBA-15, 并以此SBA-15为模板, 以蔗糖为碳源在不同的温度下(600-900 °C)制备介孔碳CMK-3. 采用浸渍还原法, 以硼氢化钠为还原剂, 制备介孔碳载Pt电催化剂, 即20% (w) Pt/CMK-3. 利用循环伏安法(CV)、计时电流法等测试电催化剂对甲醇的催化氧化性能及稳定性. 预吸附单层CO溶出伏安法研究测试催化剂抗CO中毒能力. 结果表明在烧制温度为900 °C时制备的介孔碳载Pt催化剂具有最好的催化性能和稳定性, 而在烧制温度为700 °C时制备的介孔碳载Pt催化剂对CO有较低的溶出电位.     

CO tolerant Pt/WC methanol electro-oxidation catalyst

Platinum supported on WC (Pt/WC) catalyst (20 wt.% Pt) was synthesized as a new methanol electro-oxidation catalyst. Particle size of 7.5 nm was obtained from X-ray diffraction results and a uniform distribution of particles was observed by transmission electron microscopy. In cyclic voltammetry (CV) measurement, the reduction peak potential of PtO increased from 0.72 V in commercial Pt/C to 0.76 V in Pt/WC. By combining the CV and CO stripping results, spill-over of H⁺ from Pt to WC was observed. Electrochemically active surface area calculated from the desorption area of H⁺ were 11.2 and 5.74 m²/g catalyst for Pt/WC and Pt/C, while those obtained from the desorption area of CO were 4.42 and 6.40 m²/g catalyst, respectively. CO electro-oxidation peak potential greatly decreased from 0.80 V in Pt/C to 0.68 V in Pt/WC. The reaction of WC with water to produce WC–OH could lower to CO electro-oxidation peak potential. Specific activity for methanol electro-oxidation increased from 144 mA/m² in Pt/C to 188 mA/m² in Pt/WC.     

Bifunctional versus Defect-Mediated Effects in Electrocatalytic Methanol Oxidation

The most prominent and intensively studied anode catalyst material for direct methanol oxidation fuel cells consists of a combination of platinum (Pt) and ruthenium (Ru). Classically, their high performance is attributed to a bifunctional reaction mechanism where Ru sites provide oxygen species at lower overpotential than Pt. In turn, they oxidize the adsorbed carbonaceous reaction intermediates at lower overpotential; among these, the Pt site-blocking carbon monoxide. We demonstrate that well-defined Pt modified Ru(0001) single crystal electrodes, with varying Pt contents and different local PtRu configurations at the surface, are unexpectedly inactive for the methanol oxidation reaction. This observation stands in contradiction with theoretical predictions and the concept of bifunctional catalysis for this reaction. Instead, we suggest that pure Pt defect sites play a more critical role than bifunctional defect sites on the electrodes investigated in this work.     

纳米颗粒结合ZIF-67衍生的PtCo-NC催化剂用于醇类燃料电氧化

Alcohols fuel electro-oxidation is significant to the development of direct alcohols fuel cells, that are considered as a promising power source for portable electronic devices. Currently, the catalyst was restricted by the serious poisoning effect and high cost of noble metals. Developing low-cost Pt alloy with high performance and anti-CO poisoning ability was highly desired. In this work, PtCo-NC catalyst was synthesized by combining Pt nanoparticles with ZIF-67 after annealing in the tube furnace and the in situ generated N-doped carbon from ZIF-67 was functionalized to support the PtCo alloy nanoparticle. The structure and morphology were probed by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope, and the electrochemical performance was evaluated for alcohols of methanol and ethanol oxidation in the acid electrolyte. Compared with the reference sample of Pt/C, several times performance enhancement for alcohols fuel oxidation was found on PtCo-NC catalyst as well as the good catalytic stability. Specifically, the peak current density of PtCo-NC was 79.61 mA∙cm⁻² for methanol oxidation, about 2.2 times higher than that of the Pt/C electrode (36.97 mA∙cm⁻²) and 2.5 times higher than that of the commercial Pt/C electrode (31.23 mA∙cm⁻²); it was 62.69 mA∙cm^–2 for ethanol oxidation, about 1.65 times higher than that of Pt/C catalyst (37.99 mA∙cm⁻²) and commercial Pt/C electrode (37.77 mA∙cm⁻²). These catalytic performances were also much higher than some analogous catalysts developed for alcohols fuel oxidation. A much higher anti-CO poisoning ability was demonstrated by the CO stripping voltammetry experiment, in which the CO_ad oxidation peak potential for PtCo-NC was 0.46 V, ca. 110 mV negative shift compared with Pt/C catalyst at 0.57 V. A strong electronic effect was indicated by the peak position shifting to the lower binding energy direction by 0.3 eV on PtCo-NC compared with Pt/C reference catalyst. According to the d-band center theory, the electron-enriched state of Pt will decrease the interaction strength of poisoning intermediates adsorbed on its surface; Moreover, according to the bifunctional catalytic mechanism, the presence of Co can form the adsorbed oxygen-containing species (―OH) more easily than Pt at low potentials, and this oxygen-species were helpful in the oxidation of CO_ad at neighboring Pt sites. The high catalytic performance for alcohols fuel oxidation could be due to the largely improved anti-CO poisoning ability and the synergistic effect between the in situ formed PtCo nanoparticles and the N-doped carbon support.     

Electrooxidation of methanol on upd-Ru and upd-Sn modified Pt electrodes

The electrochemical oxidation of methanol has been investigated on underpotentially deposited-ruthenium-modified platinum electrode (upd-Ru/Pt) and on underpotentially deposited-tin-modified platinum electrode (upd-Sn/Pt). The submonolayers of upd-Ru and upd-Sn on a Pt electrode increased the rate of methanol electrooxidation several times as large as that on a pure Pt electrode. The best performance for methanol electrooxidation was obtained on a ternary platinum based catalyst modified by upd-Ru and upd-Sn simultaneously. The influence of the submonolayers of upd-Ru adatoms and upd-Sn adatoms on the oxidation of methanol in acid has been investigated. The effect of Ru on methanol electrooxidation lies on the distribution of Ru adatoms on a Pt surface. It has been shown that as long as the amount of upd-Ru deposits were controlled in a proper range, upd-Ru deposits would enhance the methanol oxidation obtained on a Pt electrode at whichever deposition potential the upd-Ru deposits were obtained. The effects of tin are sensible to the potential range. The enhancement effect of upd-Sn adatoms for the oxidation of methanol will disappear as the electrode potential is beyond a certain value. It is speculated that there exists a synergetic effect on the Pt electrode as adatoms Ru and Sn participate simultaneously in the methanol oxidation.     

Electrodeposition and electrocatalytic properties of platinum nanoparticles on multi-walled carbon nanotubes: effect of the deposition conditions

Platinum (Pt) nanoparticles were electrochemically deposited on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) through a three-step process, including an electrochemical treatment of MWCNT, electro-oxidation of PtCl₄ ²⁻ to Pt(IV) complex, and an electro-conversion of Pt(0) on MWCNT. The effect of formation conditions for Pt(IV) complexes on the Pt nanoparticals transformed was investigated. The structure and elemental composition of the resulting Pt/MWCNT electrode were characterized by transmission electron micrograph (TEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The electrocatalytic properties of the resulting Pt/MWCNT electrode for methanol oxidation have been investigated. The high electrocatalytic activity and good stability of Pt/MWCNT electrode may be attributed to the high dispersion of platinum nanoparticles and the particular properties of the MWCNT supports.