Synthesis and catalytic performance of polydopamine supported metal nanoparticles

Li, Haoqi; Xi, Jiaxin; Donaghue, Adrienne G.; Keum, Jong; Zhao, Yao; An, Ke; McKenzie, Erica R.; Ren, Fei

doi:10.1038/s41598-020-67458-9

Synthesis and catalytic performance of polydopamine supported metal nanoparticles

Journal Article · Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67458-9· OSTI ID:1815649

Li, Haoqi ^[1]; Xi, Jiaxin ^[2]; Donaghue, Adrienne G. ^[3]; Keum, Jong ^[4]; Zhao, Yao ^[2]; An, Ke ^[5]; McKenzie, Erica R. ^[6]; Ren, Fei ^[2]

Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; OSTI
Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States). Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical and Engineering Materials Division and Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical and Engineering Materials Division
Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States). Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Polydopamine (PDA) is an emerging nature-inspired biopolymer material that possesses many interesting properties including self-assembly and universal adhesion. PDA is also able to form coordination bonds with various metal ions, which can be reduced to metal nanoparticles (NPs) as a result of thermal annealing under protective environment. In this study, PDA has been utilized as a support material to synthesize Pt NPs in an aqueous solution at room temperature. The catalytic performance of the resulting PDA-Pt nanocomposite was evaluated using an electrochemical workstation which showed comparable activity to Pt/C material for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Furthermore, Cu, Ni, and Cu–Ni NPs supported on PDA were also obtained using this strategy with assistance of subsequent thermal annealing. The phase evolution of the NPs was studied by in-situ X-ray diffraction while the morphology of the nanoparticles was investigated using electron microscopic techniques. Preliminary results showed the NPs supported on PDA also possessed HER activity. This work demonstrates that PDA can be utilized as a potential support for synthesis of metal NPs that can be exploited in engineering applications such as catalysts.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1815649

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 10; ISSN 2045-2322

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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