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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
Volume 595, Issue -, Pages 107-117Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.03.129
Keywords
Morphology maintain; PtCu nanocubes; CuI; Methanol oxidation reaction; In situ loading
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21403126, 21503120]
- Key Lab of Photovoltaic and Energy Conservation Materials, Chinese Academy of Sciences [PECL2019KF017]
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A perfect PtCu nanocube with partial hollow structure was synthesized through a hydrothermal reaction, showing enhanced electrocatalytic activity and stability in methanol oxidation reaction. Control of shape-control additives and polymers played crucial roles in determining the final product morphology. In situ immobilization onto graphene further improved the catalytic performance and durability of PtCu nanocubes, possibly due to their unique cubic morphology and the synergistic effect of PtCu and CuI decorated on the surface and graphene.
A perfect PtCu nanocube with partial hollow structure was prepared by hydrothermal reaction and its electrocatalytic methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) was studied. The appropriate concentration of shape-control additives KI and triblock pluronic copolymers, poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO19-PPO69-PEO19) (P123) play crucial roles in the final product morphology. The PtCu nanocubes can be perfectly in situ immobilizedonto graphene under the action of P123 while the structure and cubic morphologyremain unchanged. The electrochemical tests suggest that the obtained PtCu nanocube (PtCu-NCb) exhibits better MOR activity and stability than PtCu hexagon nanosheet (PtCu-NSt), PtCu nanoellipsoid (PtCu-NEs) and commercial Pt/C in alkaline medium. When in situ immobilized onto graphene, the MOR catalytic activity and stability of PtCu cubes are further improved. The markedly enhanced electrocatalytic activity and durability maybe attributed to the special cubic morphology with partial hollow structure enclosed by highly efficient facet and the probably the synergistic effect of PtCu and intermediate state CuI decorated on the surface and graphene. (C) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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