Ultralong Ternary PtRuTe Mesoporous Nanotubes Fabricated by Micelle Assembly with a Self-Sacrificial Template |
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| Authors: | Shuli Yin Dr. Hongjing Wang Kai Deng Zechuan Dai Dr. Ziqiang Wang Dr. You Xu Prof. Xiaonian Li Dr. Hairong Xue Prof. Liang Wang |
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| Affiliation: | State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green-Chemical, Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014 Zhejiang, P.R. China |
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| Abstract: | High surface area and fast mass transport rate are important to enhance the activity and stability of catalysts. In this work, tellurium nanowires and F127 triblock copolymer are used as self-sacrificial and soft templates, respectively, to synthesize PtRuTe mesoporous nanotubes (MNTs). The designed PtRuTe MNTs show uniformly distributed mesopores and an internally hollow structure, which can effectively improve Pt utilization, the catalytic activity and durability, and CO tolerance for the methanol oxidation reaction. Very different from previous 1D metallic catalysts with solid interiors and smooth surfaces, PtRuTe MNTs are unique, with a mesoporous exterior and hollow interior. The facile route presented herein is very feasible for fabricating 1D mesoporous metallic catalysts. |
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| Keywords: | electrochemistry heterogenous catalysis mesoporous materials nanotubes template synthesis |
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