期刊
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
卷 85, 期 -, 页码 314-321出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.08.080
关键词
Methanol oxidation reaction; Bimetallic electrocatalyst; Hollow Pt-Ni nanostructure; Graphene
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [20905036, 21175067, 21273117]
- Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China [20103207110004]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BK2011779]
- Foundation of the Jiangsu Education Committee [09KJA150001, 10KJB150009]
- Program for Outstanding Innovation Research Team of Universities in Jiangsu Province
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
Shape- and size-controlled synthesis of Pt-based nanocatalysts has attracted much attention because their catalytic performance is highly dependent on the surface areas, surface atomic structures, crystal sizes, and shapes. This work reports the synthesis of a novel graphene-supported hollow Pt-Ni nanocatalyst (denoted as hollow Pt-Ni-graphene nanocatalysts) by galvanic replacement approach at ambient temperature. The prepared nanocatalysts were characterized by transmission electron microscope (TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results indicated that the morphology and size of the prepared nanocatalysts significantly depend on the molar ratio of PtCl62-/Ni2+ precursors and capping agent being used in the preparation. Using voltammetry, the electrocatalytic characteristics of the hollow Pt-Ni-graphene nanocatalysts were evaluated for the oxidation of methanol as a model reaction. The results demonstrated that the hollow Pt-Ni-graphene nanocatalysts exhibited superior electrocatalytic performance (including high electrocatalytic current, good poison tolerance, and low onset potential) in methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) with greatly lowering Pt utilization and enhancing stability in comparison with the solid Pt-Ni-graphene and commercial E-TEK Pt/C nanocatalysts. The synthesized nanocatalyst will find a potential application in fuel cells because of its good electrocatalytic characteristics. This work may open a new approach for designing Pt-based bimetallic nanocatalysts with novel structure being used in fuel cells. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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