Relationship between the reactions of hydrogen sorption/desorption and methanol oxidation on bifunctional Ni/Pd electrode in alkaline solution

The present paper is aimed at studying the influence of the hydrogen sorption/desorption process occurring on the layered nickel–palladium (Ni/Pd) electrode on the kinetics of the reaction of methanol oxidation in strong alkaline KOH solution. The electrodes were prepared by chemical deposition of a thin layer of porous palladium on a nickel foam support. A scanning electron microscope was used for studying the morphology of both the nickel support and the porous palladium layer. The mechanism of the anodic desorption of hydrogen changes depending on whether or not 6 M KOH electrolyte is admixed with methanol. It was shown that, in the first cycle of the cyclic voltammetry (CV) measurements, the anodic peak current and peak charge related to the oxidative desorption of hydrogen significantly decrease due to the presence of methanol in KOH. This effect is attributed to the obstacles in hydrogen sorption due to the formation of a passivating layer on the Pd surface composed of both adsorbed methanol molecules and the intermediate products involving adsorbed CO. On the other hand, hydrogen desorbing from Pd electrode exerts influence on the kinetics of the reaction of methanol oxidation. Ni/Pd electrode undergoes considerable reactivation due to the potentiostatic saturation with hydrogen at ?1.1 V, followed by the ease in hydrogen desorption. The CV measurements proved that, after such a treatment, the peak of hydrogen desorption partially overlaps the double peak of methanol oxidation and, in consequence, the rate of methanol oxidation is enhanced. The positive effect of hydrogen releasing from the electrode on the kinetics of the reaction of methanol oxidation is ascribed to the anti-poison behavior consisting in the reaction of hydrogen radicals with intermediates adsorbed on the Pd surface.     

Pt及其修饰电极上甲醇吸附和氧化的CV和EQCM研究

运用电化学循环伏安和石英晶体微天平 (EQCM )研究了 0 .1mol·L- 1H2 SO4 溶液中甲醇在Pt电极和以Sb ,S不可逆吸附原子修饰的Pt(Pt/Sbad和Pt/Sad)电极上的吸附和氧化过程 .结果表明甲醇的氧化与电极表面氧物种有着极其密切的关系 .Pt电极表面Sb吸附原子能在较低的电位下吸附氧 ,可显著提高甲醇电催化氧化活性 .与Pt电极相比较 ,Sb吸附原子修饰的Pt电极使甲醇氧化的峰电位负移了 0 .13V .相反 ,Pt电极表面S吸附原子的氧化会消耗表面氧物种 ,抑制了甲醇的电氧化 .本文从表面质量变化提供了吸附原子电催化作用的新数据     

Manipulation of electrocatalytic reaction pathways through surface chemistry: in situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic studies of 1,3-butanediol oxidation on a Pt surface modified with Sb and S adatoms

Cyclic voltammetry and in situ Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy were employed to study the electrocatalytic properties of a Pt electrode modified with adatoms of antimony (Sb) or sulfur (S) for 1,3-butanediol (1,3-BD) oxidation. The results demonstrated the possibility of manipulating the reaction pathways involved in 1,3-BD oxidation through chemical modification of the Pt electrode surface. Both Sb and S adatoms (Sb(ad) and S(ad)) can inhibit the dissociative reaction of 1,3-BD into CO, which is the main source of self-poisoning in electrocatalysis of small organic molecules. On Pt electrodes modified with a high coverage of Sb(ad) (Pt/Sb(ad)) the onset oxidation potential of 1,3-BD has been significantly decreased, which is attributed to the fact that the oxidation of Sb(ad) occurs at lower potentials than that of the Pt surface. In situ FTIR results illustrated that, although at potentials below 0.5 V (vs a saturated calomel electrode), at which the Sb(ad) is stable on the Pt electrode surface, both carbonyl and CO2 species have been observed, the principal oxidation products of 1,3-BD are carbonyl species. Such results indicate that the reaction is mainly the dehydrogenation of 1,3-BD molecules. However, at potentials above 0.5 V the proportion of CO2 species in the oxidation products increases quickly, implying that the reaction has turned to the breakage of C-C bonds in 1,3-BD molecules and the subsequent oxidation of the cleaved fragments. In contrast with the cases of 1,3-BD oxidation on Pt and Pt/Sb(ad) electrodes, the reaction of 1,3-BD oxidation on a Pt electrode modified with S adatoms (Pt/S(ad)) is oriented completely to the production of carbonyl species when electrode potentials are below 0.9 V, though the reaction activity is relatively low. When the electrode potential is increased above 0.9 V, the intensity of the CO2 IR band in the FTIR spectra increases rapidly, corresponding to a fast oxidation of 1,3-BD on surface Pt sites recovered by the oxidation and desorption of S(ad) from the Pt surface.     

甲醇在欠电位沉积Ru修饰Pt电极上的催化氧化

采用欠电位沉积(upd)方法在Pt 表面沉积亚单层的Ru制备出upd-Ru/Pt 电极. 通过欠电位沉积前后电极在0.5 mol·L-1 H2SO4溶液中循环伏安图-152 - 128 mV(vs Ag/AgCl)电位范围内对氢区的数值积分确定Pt表面Ru 的覆盖度. 用电化学方法测试了甲醇在upd-Ru/Pt电极上的催化氧化, 并讨论分析了欠电位沉积电位和Ru的表面覆盖度对甲醇氧化的影响. 结果表明, Ru能够欠电位沉积到Pt表面. Pt表面欠电位沉积少量的Ru 即能大大促进甲醇的氧化.只要控制upd-Ru的沉积量, upd-Ru原子就能大大促进甲醇氧化而与沉积电位无关. Ru原子对甲醇氧化的促进作用与Ru和Pt是否形成合金无关, 而取决于Ru 在Pt表面的百分含量.     

TPD study on Cr/MgO catalysts for acrylonitrile synthesis from acetonitrile and methanol

Summary The TPD technique was used to investigate the desorption behaviour of methanol and acetonitrile on the Cr/MgO catalyst prepared by an impregnation method. Catalytic properties of the Cr/MgO catalysts for acrylonitrile synthesis from acetonitrile and methanol were also studied. The catalytic activities are related to the dissociative desorption temperature of CH₃OH or CH₃CN on the catalysts.     

Pt（111）电极上O2与OHad的吸脱附及氧还原反应动力学

研究了Pt（111）电极在0．1mol／LHClO4溶液中O2吸附与OHad脱附及氧还原反应的动力学．研究发现OHad的可逆吸脱附速率很快;在氧还原的动力学或动力学与传质混合控制区,恒电位下氧还原的电流随反应时间缓慢衰减,在转速较大,扫速较慢的情形下正向扫描过程中氧还原的电流总是明显低于逆向扫描的电流;Pt／0．1mol／LHClO4从无O2切换到O2饱和时,其开路电位迅速从0．9V增加到1．0V．结果表明,Pt（111）电极上O2解离生成OHad速率很快,ORR过程中OHad会在表面缓慢积累,氧还原反应的动力学主要由反应 OHad＋H^＋＋e→←H2O的平衡热力学决定．     

非水体系中甲醇在粗糙铂电极上解离吸附的表面增强拉曼 光谱研究

利用共焦显微拉曼系统和表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)效应研究了非水体系中甲醇在粗糙铂电极上的解离吸附过程。结果表明：甲醇在粗糙铂电极上解离吸附后产生了毒性中间物CO,在较负的电位区间内,H与CO共吸附于电极表面并影响CO的吸附行为,随电位正移,ν~P~t~-~C的变化可以用电化学Stark效应进行解释,而ν~C~~O的变化则是由于电化学Stark效应和CO偶极耦合的共同作用所引起的。     

Catalytic phenomena during the methanol oxidation at platinum electrodes in contact with solid polymer electrolytes

The methanol electrooxidation at platinum-gauze electrodes contacting a solid polymer electrolyte is studied in water and sulfuric-acid solutions by voltammetry in a broad potential range and by measuring steady-state currents and electrode coverages with chemisorbed species at low anodic potentials. The specific rate of the methanol oxidation in these systems is higher than that of similar platinum electrodes in liquid electrolytes. The catalytic action depends on the measurements conditions and the electrode potential. Reasons for catalytic effects at different potentials are discussed.     

Temporal Response of SERS to the Potential for 4-Cyanopyridine Adsorbed on Ag Electrode

Time-resolved surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) was applied to study the response of Raman bands from 4-cyanopyridine (PyCN) adsorbed on a Ag electrode to variation of the potential; the temporal resolution was 0.1 s. The response of the SERS signals of PyCN was instantaneous to the oxidation potential of Ag electrode. However, delay of the SERS signals was observed while AgCl was reducing. The decay and growth of the SERS bands look place within 1 s in the cases of desorption and adsorption of PyCN on the electrode. It took much longer for PyCN to alter from one adsorption geometry to another on the electrode.     

铂钌电极上乙醇解离吸附与氧化行为的原位SERS研究

应用电化学循环伏安法和原位表面增强拉曼光谱研究了乙醇在Pt-Ru电极上的解离吸附与氧化行为,首次获得了酸性介质中乙醇在Pt-Ru电极上解离吸附的表面拉曼光谱.实验表明:乙醇在粗糙铂和Pt-Ru电极上均能自发地解离出强吸附中间体CO,而且在Pt-Ru电极上,强吸附中间体CO氧化的过电位比在粗糙铂电极上降低了约140mV.初步证实酸性介质中乙醇在Pt-Ru电极上的氧化遵从双途径机理.本研究结果说明,表面增强拉曼光谱技术能拓展到有实用价值的电催化体系.     

Adsorption Geometry of 4-Cyanopyridine on Ag Electrode by SERS

The adsorption of 4-cyanopyridine (PyCN) on Ag electrode has been studied by surface-enhanced Raman scattering. The Raman band of the CN group is at 2240 or 2100 cm^?1; it appears in various ranges of potential. When a series of potentials was applied stepwise to the electrode, the growing and vanishing of both bands was monitored by an optical multichannel analyzer with a time resolution 1 s or less. Some information about the kinetics of the adsorption and desorption of CN group and about the adsorption geometry of PyCN on the electrode was obtained.     

酸性介质中1,2-丙二醇在铂电极上吸附和氧化过程的原位FTIR反射光谱研究

应用电化学循环伏安和原位FTIR反射光谱研究1,2-丙二醇在Pt电极上吸附和氧化过程。结果指出1,2-丙二醇的电氧化可按双途径进行。其一经1,2-丙二醇在Pt上解离吸附产物氧化至CO_2。但在较低电位下这些解离吸附产物(红外检测为CO_(ad)、[﹥C=CH_2]_(ad)等)累积吸附于电极上, 毒化Pt表面抑制其它反应。当电位大于0.3 V后它们一经生成即氧化脱附, 从而使1,2-丙二醇得以在未毒化Pt表面经反应中间体氧化至CO_2。在实验条件下,原位FTIR反射光谱检测到的反应中间体可能有HOC-CHOHCH_3(或CH_2OHCOCH_3)和HOOC-COCH_3(或HOOC-CHOHCH_3)等物种。     

甲酸在Pt(100)单晶电极表面解离吸附过程的动力学

有机小分子在电催化剂表面的解离吸附,是燃料电池阳极氧化过程中发生自毒化现象的主要原因.事实上这类解离吸附是一种表面分子过程,包括有机分子在电极表面吸附,分子内断键,生成新的吸附分子或基因等步骤.Sun等研究了甲醇等在一系列铂单晶电极上的解离吸附,发现这类过程极强地依赖于电极表面原子排列结构.虽然已有大量文献报导了运用原位红外光谱检测各类有机小分子解离吸附物种,但迄今仍未见到动力学方面的研究结果.显然,对这种在电化学条件下表面分子反应过程的动力学研究,必将进一步揭     

酸性和碱性介质中甘氨酸解离吸附和氧化的EQCM研究

用电化学石英晶体微天平(EQCM)研究酸性和碱性介质中甘氨酸在Pt电极上的吸附和氧化过程.结果表明,甘氨酸的解离吸附和氧化行为与溶液的酸碱性密切相关.酸性溶液中甘氨酸吸附较弱,碱性溶液中则产生强吸附物,且当电位低于0V(vs.SCE)时可吸附于Pt电极表面.此外,碱性溶液中甘氨酸还表现出较高的电氧化活性.通过EQCM定量检测上述过程中Pt电极表面的质量变化,测定了不同电位区间(氢区、双电层区和氧区)每传递一个电子所对应的电极表面吸附物种的平均摩尔质量.     

Oxidation of methanol on Pt(Mo) electrodes obtained using galvanic displacement method

The electrocatalytic Pt-Mo system was obtained by formation of platinum particles on the Mo surface under its contact with PtC₆²⁻ (PtCl₄²⁻) under the open circuit conditions. Cyclic voltammograms of the obtained Pt(Mo) electrodes feature well pronounced peaks of hydrogen adsorption and desorption on Pt particles. Nonuniform platinum distribution across the electrode surface was found. Pt(Mo) electrodes showed a higher specific activity in the reaction of methanol oxidation in the potential range of 0.35–0.45 V (RHE) as compared to Pt/Pt.     

Temperature influence on hydrogen sorption in palladium limited-volume electrodes (Pd-LVE)

The effect of temperature on hydrogen and deuterium electrosorption into a palladium LVE (limited-volume electrode) has been investigated. A decrease in hydrogen capacity (H/Pd ratio) with increasing temperature has been observed. Temperature strongly influences the plots of measured H(D)/Pd values vs. potential scan rate. In addition, hydrogen absorption was found to be dependent on the composition of the surrounding electrolyte solution. These results have confirmed the hypothesis that two different mechanisms of hydrogen desorption from the palladium electrode take place, namely electrochemical oxidation and non-electrochemical recombination. Further, the ratio between the rate constants for these two processes has been found to change with temperature. Electronic Publication     

The electric field as a novel switch for uptake/release of hydrogen for storage in nitrogen doped graphene

Nitrogen-doped graphene was recently synthesized and was reported to be a catalyst for hydrogen dissociative adsorption under a perpendicular applied electric field (F). In this work, the diffusion of H atoms on N-doped graphene, in the presence and absence of an applied perpendicular electric field, is studied using density functional theory. We demonstrate that the applied field can significantly facilitate the binding of hydrogen molecules on N-doped graphene through dissociative adsorption and diffusion on the surface. By removing the applied field the absorbed H atoms can be released efficiently. Our theoretical calculation indicates that N-doped graphene is a promising hydrogen storage material with reversible hydrogen adsorption/desorption where the applied electric field can act as a switch for the uptake/release processes.     

酸性介质中1,2-丙二醇在铂电极上吸附和氧化过程的原位FTIR反射光谱研究

应用电化学循环伏安和原位FTIR反射光谱研究1,2-丙二醇在Pt电极上吸附和氧化过程。结果指出1,2-丙二醇的电氧化可按双途径进行。其一经1,2-丙二醇在Pt上解离吸附产物氧化至CO_2。但在较低电位下这些解离吸附产物(红外检测为CO_(ad)、?C=CH_2]_(ad)等)累积吸附于电极上,毒化Pt表面抑制其它反应。当电位大于0.3V后它们一经生成即氧化脱附,从而使1,2-丙二醇得以在未毒化Pt表面经反应中间体氧化至CO_2。在实验条件下,原位FTIR反射光谱检测到的反应中间体可能有HOC-CHOHCH_3(或CH_2OHCOCH_3)和HOOC-COCH_3(或HOOC-CHOHCH_3)等物种。     

Structural, energetic, and electronic properties of hydrogenated titanium clusters

Hydrogen undergoes dissociative chemisorption on small titanium clusters. How the electronic structure of the cluster changes as a function of the number of adsorbed hydrogen atoms is an important issue in nanocatalysis and hydrogen storage. In this paper, a detailed theoretical investigation of the structural, energetic, and electronic properties of the icosahedral Ti13 cluster is presented as a function of the number of adsorbed hydrogen atoms. The results show that hydrogen loaded Ti13H20 and Ti13H30 clusters are exceptionally stable and are characterized by hydrogen multicenter bonds. In Ti13H20, the dissociated hydrogen atoms are bound to each of the 20 triangular faces of Ti13, while in Ti13H30, they are bound to the 30 Ti-Ti edges of Ti13. Consequently, the chemisorption and desorption energies of the Ti13H20 (1.93 eV, 3.10 eV) are higher than that of Ti13H30 (1.13 eV, 1.95 eV). While increased hydrogen adsorption leads to an elongation of the Ti-Ti bonds, there is a concomitant increase in the electrostatic interaction between the dissociated hydrogen atoms and the Ti13 cluster. This enhanced interaction results from the participation of the subsurface titanium atom at higher hydrogen concentrations. Illustrative results of hydrogen saturation on the larger icosahedral Ti55 cluster are also discussed. The importance of these results on hydrogen saturated titanium clusters in elucidating the mechanism of hydrogen adsorption and desorption in titanium doped complex metal hydrides is discussed.     

Quantitative information about the hydrogen bond strength in dilute aqueous solutions of methanol from the temperature dependence of the Raman spectra of the decoupled OD stretch

We have obtained quantitative information about the hydrogen bond strength in pure water and in dilute aqueous solutions of methanol by analyzing the temperature dependence of Raman spectra of the decoupled OD stretch from 21 to 160 degrees C with the hydrogen bond energy dispersion method. A minimum at 2440 cm(-1) assigned to strong icelike hydrogen bonds and a maximum at 2650 cm(-1) due to maximally (but not completely) broken hydrogen bonds result in all cases. The energy of the minimum decreases upon addition of methanol due to formation of stronger water-methanol hydrogen bonds, whereas the energy of the maximum increases because water hydrogen atoms in the vicinity of the methyl group might participate in "more broken" hydrogen bonds than in bulk water.