Journal
ACS CATALYSIS
Volume 9, Issue 5, Pages 4488-+Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b00603
Keywords
oxygen reduction reaction; Pt-Ni alloy; ultrathin nanowires; seed-mediated growth; long-term durability
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- National Natural Science Foundation [21573083]
- 1000 Young Talent
- Innovation Research Funds of Huazhong University of Science and Technology [2017KFYXJJ164]
- U.S. DOE Office of Science Facility, at Brookhaven National Laboratory [DE-SC0012704]
- China Scholarship Council (CSC) [201706160151]
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Developing highly active as well as durable oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysts are still imperative for clean and efficient energy conversion device, such as fuel cells and metal-air battery. For this purpose and maximize the utilization of noble Pt, we present here a facile, yet scalable strategy for the high-precise synthesis of 1-nm-thick Pt3Ni bimetallic alloy nanowires (Pt3Ni BANWs). The seed-mediated growth mechanism of Pt3Ni BANWs was identified subsequently. As expected, the Pt3Ni BANWs delivered enhanced mass activity (0.546 A mg(pt)(-1), exceeding the 2020 target of DOE) in comparison to Pt nanowires assembly (Pt NWA, 0.098 A mg(pt)(-1)) and Pt/C (Pt, 0.135 A mg(pt)(-1)), because of the rational integration of multiple compositional and structural advantages. Moreover, the Pt3Ni BANWs displayed enhanced durability (37% MA retention) than Pt NWA and Pt after 50 000 potential cycles. All these results indicate that the ultrathin Pt3Ni BANWs are potential candidates for catalyzing ORR with acceptable activity and durability. The present work could not only provide a facile strategy but also a general guidance for the design of superb performance Pt-based nanowire catalysts for ORR.
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