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RSC ADVANCES
Volume 6, Issue 38, Pages 32290-32297Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c6ra02553f
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21273058]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2012M520731, 2014T70350]
- Heilongjiang Postdoctoral Foundation [LBH-Z12089]
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For developing low Pt loading and high performance catalysts for direct methanol fuel cells, a graphitic-C3N4 quantum dots (g-C3N4 QDs) modified CNT (CNT-QDs) composite material was constructed via a pi-pi stacking method, in which the g-C3N4 QDs act a bridged unit between the CNTs and metal nanoparticles (NPs). Compared to conventional acid-functionalized CNTs used for supporting novel metal NPs, the CNT-QDs have less structural damage leading to their high stability. Moreover, the electrochemical test results indicate that the mass catalytic activity of the PtRu/CNT-QDs catalyst is 2.3 times higher than that of PtRu/CNT, leading to a 56.5% reduction of novel metal loading. The accelerated potential cycling tests (APCTs vs. RHE 0-1.2 V) show that the PtRu/CNT-QDs catalyst possesses 15.1% higher stability than that of the conventional acid-functionalized CNTs supported PtRu (PtRu/T-CNT) catalyst. The significantly enhanced performance obtained for the PtRu/CNT-QDs catalyst was ascribed to the homogeneous dispersion of PtRu NPs on the composite support due to its abundant Lewis acid sites for anchoring the PtRu NPs and the excellent mechanical resistance and stability of the g-C3N4/CNT composite materials in acidic and oxidative environments, as well as the strong metal-support interaction (SMSI) between the metal NPs and g-C3N4.
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