Platinum–nickel nanowire catalysts with composition-tunable alloying and faceting for the oxygen reduction reaction

Chang, Fangfang; Yu, Gang; Shan, Shiyao; Skeete, Zakiya; Wu, Jinfang; Luo, Jin; Ren, Yang; Petkov, Valeri; Zhong, Chuan-Jian

doi:10.1039/c7ta03266h

Platinum–nickel nanowire catalysts with composition-tunable alloying and faceting for the oxygen reduction reaction

Journal Article · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 2016 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ta03266h· OSTI ID:1377898

Chang, Fangfang; Yu, Gang; Shan, Shiyao; Skeete, Zakiya; Wu, Jinfang; Luo, Jin; Ren, Yang; ;

The ability to tune the alloying properties and faceting characteristics of bimetallic nanocatalysts is essential for designing catalysts with enhanced activity and stability through optimizing strain and ligand effects, which is an important frontier for designing advanced materials as catalysts for fuel cell applications. This report describes composition-controlled alloying and faceting of platinum–nickel nanowires (PtNi NWs) for the electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction. The PtNi NWs are synthesized by a surfactant-free method and are shown to display bundled morphologies of nano-tetrahedra or nanowires, featuring an ultrathin and irregular helix morphology with composition-tunable facets. Using high-energy synchrotron X-ray diffraction coupled with atomic pair distribution function analysis, lattice expansion and shrinking are revealed, with the Pt : Ni ratio of ~3 : 2 exhibiting a clear expansion, which coincides with the maximum electrocatalytic activity for the ORR. In comparison with PtNi nanoparticles (NPs), the PtNi NWs display remarkably higher electrocatalytic activity and stability as a result of the composition dependent atomic-scale alloying and faceting, demonstrating a new pathway to the design of alloy nanocatalysts with enhanced activity and durability for fuel cells.

Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); USDOE Office of Science - Office of Basic Energy Sciences - Scientific User Facilities Division

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1377898

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A Journal Issue: 24 Vol. 5; ISSN JMCAET; ISSN 2050-7488

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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