中空介孔三氧化钨微球载钯催化剂的甲酸氧化电催化性能

采用喷雾干燥法和焙烧处理制备中空介孔三氧化钨微球(HMTTS),在其表面进一步负载活性成分Pd,得到纳米Pd/HMTTS复合催化剂. 采用X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)和透射电镜(TEM)等对催化剂的形貌和晶型结构进行了表征. 结果表明,Pd纳米粒子为面心立方晶体结构,均匀地分布在HMTTS表面. 采用循环伏安和计时电流法研究了在酸性溶液中Pd/HMTTS 催化剂对甲酸的电催化氧化性能,结果表明Pd/HMTTS 催化剂比普通的三氧化钨载钯催化剂(Pd/WO₃)对甲酸呈现出更高的电催化氧化活性和稳定性.HMTTS独特的中空介孔结构和表面特性以及氢溢流效应有利于甲酸在钯表面的直接脱氢氧化过程的发生.     

氮掺杂石墨烯的制备及氧还原电催化性能

采用两步热解法, 用尿素掺杂氧化石墨烯(GO)得到N掺杂的还原氧化石墨烯(N-RGO), 通过控制反应温度, 制备了具有不同电催化活性的N掺杂的还原氧化石墨烯. 透射电子显微镜(TEM)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)结果显示, 制得的氮掺杂石墨烯(nG)表面褶皱和重叠增加. X射线光电子能谱(XPS)证明, 氮元素以吡啶N、 吡咯N和石墨化的N 3种形式掺杂在石墨烯中, 最高摩尔分数为6.6%. 通过循环伏安(CV)和旋转圆盘电极(RDE)测试了nG的电化学性能, 结果表明, 在酸性电解质中对氧还原(ORR)有较高的催化活性, 起始电位在0.1 V左右, 电催化还原氧气时主要为四电子反应, 且相对商用的Pt/C催化剂有更好的电化学稳定性, 其中第一步热解温度为200℃制得的nG催化性能最好.     

Heterometallic Feed Ratio-Dominated Oxygen Evolution Activity in Self-Supported Metal-Organic Framework Nanosheet Arrays Electrocatalyst

Developing earth-abundant, highly active and long-term durable electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is highly desirable and great challenging for large-scale industrial application of electrochemical water splitting. Herein, in-situ growth of uniform nanosheet arrays on nickel foam (NF) is hydrothermally achieved by varying feed ratios of Fe^III and Ni^II salts. The feed ratio of the two active metals has significantly dominated both the morphological and electronic structures of the resultant electrocatalysts, leading to feed ratio-dependent volcano-type OER activity. The optimized Fe_0.89Ni_0.11-BDC/NF exhibits the best OER performance, affording a low overpotential of 220 mV to drive a current density of 50 mA · cm^–2 with small Tafel slope of 44.8 mV · dec^–1 and long-lasting stability over 20 hours. The synergistic effect from the Fe^III and Ni^II species on both the morphological and electronic structure modulations have dramatically accelerated the reaction kinetics, responsible eventually for the enhanced OER activity. This work provides valuable information for nanostructured MOFs as efficient electrocatalysts.     

氮掺杂超薄碳纳米片复合铂钌单原子合金催化剂的电化学析氢性能

为了减少贵金属的用量, 降低成本, 提高大规模生产的可能性, 构建单原子合金(SAA)是一个非常可行的解决方案. 设计了一种超小PtRu单原子合金物种均匀分散在掺氮超薄碳纳米片上的电催化剂(PtRu SAA/NC), 并通过基于同步辐射的X射线吸收精细结构(XAFS)光谱进行了结构确认. 与纯Ru团簇和氮掺杂的碳片相比, PtRu SAA/NC具有更高的析氢反应(HER)催化活性和特殊的稳定性, 在0.5 mol/L H₂SO₄溶液中进行HER时, 表现出较小的Tafel斜率(43 mV/dec), 且在10 mA/cm²电流密度下过电位仅为54 mV.     

Nonenzymatic amperometric sensor for ascorbic acid based on hollow gold/ruthenium nanoshells

We report a new nonenzymatic amperometric detection of ascorbic acid (AA) using a glassy carbon (GC) disk electrode modified with hollow gold/ruthenium (hAu–Ru) nanoshells, which exhibited decent sensing characteristics. The hAu–Ru nanoshells were prepared by the incorporation of Ru on hollow gold (hAu) nanoshells from Co nanoparticle templates, which enabled AA selectivity against glucose without aid of enzyme or membrane. The structure and electrocatalytic activities of the hAu–Ru catalysts were characterized by spectroscopic and electrochemical techniques. The hAu–Ru loaded on GC electrode (hAu–Ru/GC) showed sensitivity of 426 μA mM⁻¹ cm⁻² (normalized to the GC disk area) for the linear dynamic range of <5 μM to 2 mM AA at physiological pH. The response time and detection limit were 1.6 s and 2.2 μM, respectively. Furthermore, the hAu–Ru/GC electrode displayed remarkable selectivity for ascorbic acid over all potential biological interferents, including glucose, uric acid (UA), dopamine (DA), 4-acetamidophenol (AP), and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH), which could be especially good for biological sensing.     

二氧化碳电化学还原的研究进展

利用低品阶的可再生电能,将二氧化碳(CO_2)电化学还原生成高附加值的化学品或燃料,既可以变废为宝、减少CO_2排放,又能将可再生能源转变为高能量密度的燃料储存,具有重要的现实意义。电化学还原CO_2的研究,是目前世界范围内的研究热点,许多标志性的重要研究成果不断涌现。本文首先简要介绍了CO_2电化学还原的基本原理,然后概述了近5年来在其电催化剂材料和反应机理相关的实验与理论研究方面的昀新研究进展,昀后对其发展趋势进行了展望。     

Electrochemical Activation of Graphite Nanosheets Decorated with Palladium Nanoparticles for High Performance Amperometric Hydrazine Sensor

Herein, we have demonstrated a preparation of palladium nanoparticles on electroactivated graphite nanosheets modified screen printed carbon electrode (PdNPs‐EGNS/SPCE) by a simple electrochemical method. The well‐prepared electrocatalyst was potentially applied to the high performance electrocatalytic oxidation of hydrazine in neutral medium. The PdNPs‐EGNS novel composite was characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and the average diameter and thickness of PdNPs and EGNS were found to be ～38 nm and 85 nm, respectively. The high performance electrocatalytic determination of hydrazine was performed by the amperometric i‐t method. The fabricated sensor displayed irreversible electrocatalytic oxidation of hydrazine with diffusion‐controlled electrode process. The oxidation of hydrazine at PdNPs‐EGNS/SPCE showed wider linear range 0.05–1415 µM and high sensitivity 4.382 µA µM^?1 cm^?2. The as‐prepared electrocatalyst achieved quick response towards hydrazine with a lower detection limit 4 nM.     

MOF/CC-derivatives with trace amount of cobalt oxides as efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

Two MOF/CC-derivatives with trace amount of cobalt oxides exhibit excellent electrocatalytic activity for oxygen reduction reaction.     

How to minimise destabilising effect of gas bubbles on water splitting electrocatalysts?

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Defect Rich Structure Activated 3D Palladium Catalyst for Methanol Oxidation Reaction

Controlling the structure and properties of catalysts through atomic arrangement is the source of producing a new generation of advanced catalysts. A highly active and stable catalyst in catalytic reactions strongly depends on an ideal arrangement structure of metal atoms. We demonstrated that the introduction of the defect-rich structures, low coordination number (CN), and tensile strain in three-dimensional (3D) urchin-like palladium nanoparticles through chlorine bonded with sp-C in graphdiyne (Pd-UNs/Cl-GDY) can regulate the arrangement of metal atoms in the palladium nanoparticles to form a special structure. In situ Fourier infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and theoretical calculation results show that Pd-UNs/Cl-GDY catalyst is beneficial to the oxidation and removal of CO intermediates. The Pd-UNs/Cl-GDY for methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) that display high current density (363.6 mA cm⁻²) and mass activity (3.6 A mg_Pd⁻¹), 12.0 and 10.9 times higher than Pd nanoparticles, respectively. The Pd-UNs/Cl-GDY catalyst also exhibited robust stability with still retained 95 % activity after 2000 cycles. A defects libraries of the face-centered cubic and hexagonal close-packed crystal catalysts (FH-NPs) were synthesized by introducing chlorine in graphdiyne. Such defect-rich structures, low CN, and tensile strain tailoring methods have opened up a new way for the catalytic reaction of MOR.