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Title: Enhanced Electro-Kinetics of C-C Bond-Splitting during Ethanol Oxidation Reaction using Pt/Rh/Sn Catalyst with a Partially Oxidized Pt and Rh Core and a SnO2 Shell

Abstract

Abstract Direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs) are a promising technology for generating electricity through the electro‐oxidation of liquid ethanol. Its implementation requires the development of anode catalysts capable of producing CO 2 and yielding 12‐electron transfer through breaking the C−C bond of ethanol. Here, we presented comprehensive studies of the electrokinetics of CO 2 generation on Pt/Rh/Sn ternary catalysts. Our studies showed that the triphasic PtRhO x –SnO 2 catalysts with a partially oxidized Pt and Rh core and a SnO 2 shell, validated by X‐ray absorption analyses and scanning transmission electron microscope‐electron energy loss spectroscopy line scans, coincided with a 2.5‐fold increase in the CO 2 generation rate towards ethanol oxidation reaction, compared with the biphasic PtRh‐SnO 2 catalysts with a metallic PtRh alloy core and commercial Pt. These studies provided insight into the design of a new genre of electrocatalysts with a partially oxidized noble metal.

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 [1];  [2];  [3];  [1]
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  1. Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (United States)
  2. Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States)
  3. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
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Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1329802
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1401703
Report Number(s):
BNL-112746-2016-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 1867-3899; R&D Project: 16060; 16060; KC0403020
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC00112704; SC0012335
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ChemCatChem (Online)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: ChemCatChem (Online); Journal Volume: 8; Journal Issue: 18; Journal ID: ISSN 1867-3899
Publisher:
ChemPubSoc Europe
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY; PtRhOx-SnO2; Ethanol Oxidation Reaction; C-C Bond; Center for Functional Nanomaterials

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Yang, G., Su, D., Frenkel, A. I., and Teng, X. Enhanced Electro-Kinetics of C-C Bond-Splitting during Ethanol Oxidation Reaction using Pt/Rh/Sn Catalyst with a Partially Oxidized Pt and Rh Core and a SnO2 Shell. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1002/cctc.201600429.
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Yang, G., Su, D., Frenkel, A. I., & Teng, X. Enhanced Electro-Kinetics of C-C Bond-Splitting during Ethanol Oxidation Reaction using Pt/Rh/Sn Catalyst with a Partially Oxidized Pt and Rh Core and a SnO2 Shell. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201600429
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Yang, G., Su, D., Frenkel, A. I., and Teng, X. Sun . "Enhanced Electro-Kinetics of C-C Bond-Splitting during Ethanol Oxidation Reaction using Pt/Rh/Sn Catalyst with a Partially Oxidized Pt and Rh Core and a SnO2 Shell". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201600429. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1329802.
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@article{osti_1329802,
title = {Enhanced Electro-Kinetics of C-C Bond-Splitting during Ethanol Oxidation Reaction using Pt/Rh/Sn Catalyst with a Partially Oxidized Pt and Rh Core and a SnO2 Shell},
author = {Yang, G. and Su, D. and Frenkel, A. I. and Teng, X.},
abstractNote = {Abstract Direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs) are a promising technology for generating electricity through the electro‐oxidation of liquid ethanol. Its implementation requires the development of anode catalysts capable of producing CO 2 and yielding 12‐electron transfer through breaking the C−C bond of ethanol. Here, we presented comprehensive studies of the electrokinetics of CO 2 generation on Pt/Rh/Sn ternary catalysts. Our studies showed that the triphasic PtRhO x –SnO 2 catalysts with a partially oxidized Pt and Rh core and a SnO 2 shell, validated by X‐ray absorption analyses and scanning transmission electron microscope‐electron energy loss spectroscopy line scans, coincided with a 2.5‐fold increase in the CO 2 generation rate towards ethanol oxidation reaction, compared with the biphasic PtRh‐SnO 2 catalysts with a metallic PtRh alloy core and commercial Pt. These studies provided insight into the design of a new genre of electrocatalysts with a partially oxidized noble metal.},
doi = {10.1002/cctc.201600429},
journal = {ChemCatChem (Online)},
number = 18,
volume = 8,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Sep 04 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Sun Sep 04 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}
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