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Lu Y, Liang L, Ye S, Chen Z, Zhao W, Cui Z. Pt 3Sn 0.5Mn 0.5 Intermetallic Electrocatalyst with Superior Stability for CO-Resilient Methanol Oxidation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:35134-35142. [PMID: 38940277 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c05906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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The sluggish kinetics of methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) and poor long-term durability of catalysts are the main restrictions of the large-scale applications of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). Herein, we demonstrated an inspirational ternary Pt3Sn0.5Mn0.5/DMC intermetallic catalyst that reached 4.78 mA cm-2 and 2.39 A mg-1Pt for methanol oxidation, which were 2.50/2.44 and 5.62/5.31 times that of commercial PtRu/C and Pt/C. After the durability test, Pt3Sn0.5Mn0.5/DMC presented a very low current density attenuation (38.5%), which was significantly lower than those for commercial PtRu/C catalyst (84.2%) and Pt/C (93.1%). Density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that the coregulation of Sn and Mn altered the surface electronic structure and endowed Pt3Sn0.5Mn0.5 with selective adsorption of Pt for CO and Sn for OH, which optimized the adsorption strength for intermediates and improved the reaction kinetics of MOR. Beyond offering an advanced electrocatalyst, this study provided a new point of view for the rational design of superior methanol oxidation catalysts for DMFC.
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- Yongmei Lu
- Guizhou University Key Laboratory of Green Chemical and Clean Energy Technology, Guizhou University Engineering Research Center of Efficient Utilization for Industrial Waste, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, The Key Laboratory of New Energy Technology of Guangdong Universities, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510641, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, The Key Laboratory of New Energy Technology of Guangdong Universities, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510641, PR China
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- Guizhou University Key Laboratory of Green Chemical and Clean Energy Technology, Guizhou University Engineering Research Center of Efficient Utilization for Industrial Waste, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, PR China
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- Guizhou University Key Laboratory of Green Chemical and Clean Energy Technology, Guizhou University Engineering Research Center of Efficient Utilization for Industrial Waste, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, The Key Laboratory of New Energy Technology of Guangdong Universities, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510641, PR China
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Lv Y, Liu P, Xue R, Guo Q, Ye J, Gao D, Jiang G, Zhao S, Xie L, Ren Y, Zhang P, Wang Y, Qin Y. Cascaded p-d Orbital Hybridization Interaction in Ultrathin High-Entropy Alloy Nanowires Boosts Complete Non-CO Pathway of Methanol Oxidation Reaction. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2309813. [PMID: 38482730 PMCID: PMC11109631 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202309813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2024]
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Designing high efficiency platinum (Pt)-based catalysts for methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) with high "non-CO" pathway selectivity is strongly desired and remains a grand challenge. Herein, PtRuNiCoFeGaPbW HEA ultrathin nanowires (HEA-8 UNWs) are synthesized, featuring unique cascaded p-d orbital hybridization interaction by inducing dual p-block metals (Ga and Pb). In comparison with Pt/C, HEA-8 UNWs exhibit 15.0- and 4.2-times promotion of specific and mass activity for MOR. More importantly, electrochemical in situ FITR spectroscopy reveals that the production/adsorption of CO (CO*) intermediate is effectively avoided on HEA-8 UNWs, leading to the complete "non-CO" pathway for MOR. Theoretical calculations demonstrate the optimized electronic structure of HEA-8 UNWs can facilitates a lower energy barrier for the "non-CO" pathway in the MOR.
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- Yipin Lv
- College of sciencesHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenan450000P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringUniversity of JinanJinan250022P. R. China
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- College of sciencesHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenan450000P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringUniversity of JinanJinan250022P. R. China
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- College of sciencesHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenan450000P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University XiamenFujian361005P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringUniversity of JinanJinan250022P. R. China
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- College of sciencesHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenan450000P. R. China
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- College of sciencesHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenan450000P. R. China
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- College of sciencesHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenan450000P. R. China
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- College of sciencesHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenan450000P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell TechnologyLiaocheng UniversityLiaocheng252000P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological ColloidsMinistry of EducationSchool of Chemical and Material EngineeringInternational Joint Research Center for Photoresponsive Molecules and MaterialsJiangnan UniversityWuxi214122P. R. China
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- College of sciencesHenan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhouHenan450000P. R. China
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Li S, Ajmal S, Zhou X, Lu M, Li X, Sun Z, Liu S, Zhu M, Li P. Mixed-Dimensional Partial Dealloyed PtCuBi/C as High-Performance Electrocatalysts for Methanol Oxidation with Enhanced CO Tolerance. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2309226. [PMID: 38126680 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Developing efficient electrocatalysts for methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) is crucial in advancing the commercialization of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). Herein, carbon-supported 0D/2D PtCuBi/C (0D/2D PtCuBi/C) catalysts are fabricated through a solvothermal method, followed by a partial electrochemical dealloying process to form a novel mixed-dimensional electrochemically dealloyed PtCuBi/C (0D/2D D-PtCuBi/C) catalysts. Benefiting from distinctive mixed-dimensional structure and composition, the as-obtained 0D/2D D-PtCuBi/C catalysts possess abundant accessible active sites. The introduction of Cu as a water-activating element weakens the COads, and oxophilic metal Bi facilitates the OHads, thereby enhancing its tolerance to CO poisoning and promoting MOR activity. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (XAFS) collectively reveal the electron transfer from Cu and Bi to Pt, the electron-enrichment effect induced by dealloying, and the strong interactions among Pt-M (Cu, Pt, and Bi) multi-active sites, which improve the tuning of the electronic structure and enhancement of electron transfer ability. Impressively, the optimized 0D/2D D-PtCuBi/C catalysts exhibit the superior mass activity (MA) of 17.68 A mgPt -1 for MOR, which is 14.86 times higher than that of commercial Pt/C. This study offers a proposed strategy for Pt-based alloy catalysts, enabling their use as efficient anodic materials in fuel cell applications.
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- Sichen Li
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China
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Yan W, Xing Q, Ren J, Feng H, Yu J, Liu H, Chen W, Wang K, Chen Y. Enhanced Activity of Small Pt Nanoparticles Decorated with High-Loading Single Fe─N 4 for Methanol Oxidation and Oxygen Reduction via the Assistive Active Sites Strategy. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2308473. [PMID: 37972267 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202308473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2023] [Revised: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Decorating platinum (Pt) with a single atom offers a promising approach to tailoring their catalytic activity. In this study, for the first time, an innovative assistive active sites (AAS) strategy is proposed to construct high-loading (3.46wt.%) single Fe─N4 as AAS, which are further hybridized with small Pt nanoparticles to enhance both oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) activities. For ORR, the target catalyst (Pt/HFeSA-HCS) exhibits a higher mass activity (MA) of 0.98 A mgPt -1 and specific activity (SA) of 1.39 mA cmPt -2 at 0.90 V versus RHE. As for MOR, Pt/HFeSA-HCS shows exceptional MA (3.21 A mgPt -1) and SA (4.27 mA cmPt -2) at peak values, surpassing commercial Pt/C by 15.3 and 11.5 times, respectively. The underlying mechanism behind this AAS strategy is to find that in MOR, Fe─N4 promotes water dissociation, generating more *OH to accelerate the conversion of *CO to CO2. Meanwhile, in ORR, Fe─N4 acts as a competitor to adsorb *OH, weakening Pt─OH bonding and facilitating desorption of *OH on the Pt surface. Constructing AAS that can enhance dual functionality simultaneously can be seen as a successful "kill two birds with one stone" strategy.
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- Wei Yan
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P. R. China
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