期刊
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
卷 196, 期 5, 页码 2595-2601出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.10.078
关键词
Fuel cells; PtSn/C nanoparticles; Tungsten oxide; Ethanol oxidation; Electrocatalysis; Carbon monoxide
资金
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Poland)
- University of Warsaw [BW-179212]
- Foundation for Polish Science (FNP)
A novel electrocatalytic system for oxidation of ethanol, in which carbon-supported PtSn nanoparticles were modified with ultra-thin films/deposits of tungsten oxide, was proposed, fabricated and characterized here using electrochemical as well as spectroscopic (X-ray diffraction) and microscopic (transmission electron) techniques. The enhancement effect was evident from comparative diagnostic electrochemical experiments utilizing WO3-modified and bare (unmodified) PtSn nanoparticles in acid medium (0.5 mol dm(-3) H2SO4) at room temperature in the presence of ethanol. It is noteworthy that, the chronoamperometric electrocatalytic currents measured at potentials as low as 0.3 V (vs. RHE) were significantly larger for WO3-modified PtSn/C relative to bare PtSn/C. In another diagnostic stripping experiment, it was found that oxidation of CO-adsorbate occurred in the presence of WO3 at potentials almost 100 mV lower in comparison to the unmodified system. The overall activation effect may have origin in interactions of tungsten oxide with tin (from PtSn alloy nanoparticles) leading to stabilization of the catalytic tin oxo species. WO3 may also provide large population of reactive oxo groups at the Pt/Sn-based electrocatalytic interface. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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