Electrochemical-reduction-assisted Assembly of Pd NPs/Polyoxometalates/Graphene Ternary Nanocomposite and Its Electrocatalytic Performance toward Formic Acid Oxidation

A novel ternary nanocomposite, Pd nanoparticles(NPs)/polyoxometalates(POMs)/reduced graphene oxide(rGO), was prepared by a green, mild, electrochemical-reductionassisted assembly. It is worth noting that the Keggin-type POM acts as an electrocatalyst as well as a bridging molecule. During the reduction process, POMs transfer the electrons from the electrode to GO, leading to a deep reduction of GO and the content of oxygen-containing groups is decreased to around 6.1%. Meanwhile, the strong adsorption effect between the POM clusters and rGO nanosheets induces the spontaneous assembly of POM on r GO in a uniformly dispersed state, forming a nanocomposite. The ternary Pd NPs/POMs/rGO nanocomposite exhibits higher electrocatalytic activities, better electrochemical stability, and higher resistance to CO poisoning than the Pd/C catalyst towards the formic acid oxidation(FAOR). Especially, the Pd/PW_(12)/rGO exhibits the best electrocatalytic performance among three Pd/POMs/rGO composites(POMs = PW_(12), SiW_(12), PMo_(12)).     

铂/{还原氧化石墨烯/硅钨酸盐}_n复合物的制备及其电催化性能

利用层层自组装(LBL)结合原位光照还原法,制备了一系列{还原氧化石墨烯/多金属氧酸盐}n多层复合膜({rGO/POMs}_n),并以此作为载体,再通过恒电势法将Pt纳米粒子电沉积到复合膜载体上,得到一种P t/{rGO/SiW_(12)}_n燃料电池阳极纳米复合膜催化剂。用紫外可见分光光度计(UV-Vis)、原子力显微镜(AFM)以及扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等技术手段对载体复合多层膜的生长情况以及负载Pt纳米簇的表面形貌进行表征。结果表明,载体多层膜{rGO/SiW_(12)}_6被连续均匀地组装到了不同基底(氧化铟锡,ITO或玻碳,GC)表面且多层膜表面平整,在选定恒电势下,沉积于其表面的Pt纳米粒子具有花簇状形貌且分布均匀。比较研究了分别引入3种不同的多金属氧酸盐(硅钨酸盐SiW_(12),磷钼酸盐PMo_(12),磷钨酸盐PW_(12))制得的多层复合膜催化剂,即Pt/{rGO/SiW_(12)}_6、Pt/{rGO/PMo_(12)}_6和Pt/{rGO/PW_(12)}_6。电化学实验研究表明,在甲醇酸性溶液中,Pt/{rGO/SiW_(12)}_6复合膜相较于Pt/{rGO/PMo_(12)}_6、Pt/{rGO/PW_(12)}_6和Pt作为催化剂对甲醇氧化具有更好的电催化活性、电化学稳定性以及更优异的抗CO毒化性能,是一种颇有应用前景的燃料电池阳极催化剂。