Pt3Sn nanoparticles enriched with SnO2/Pt3Sn interfaces for highly efficient alcohol electrooxidation

Wang, Zichen; Wang, Liang; Zhu, Wangbin; Zeng, Tang; Wu, Wei; Lei, Zhao; Tan, Yangyang; Lv, Haifeng; Cheng, Niancai

doi:10.1039/d1na00314c

Title: Pt₃Sn nanoparticles enriched with SnO₂/Pt₃Sn interfaces for highly efficient alcohol electrooxidation

Journal Article · Sat Jul 03 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Nanoscale Advances

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d1na00314c· OSTI ID:1819660

Wang, Zichen ^[1]; Wang, Liang ^[1]; Zhu, Wangbin ^[1]; Zeng, Tang ^[1]; Wu, Wei ^[1]; Lei, Zhao ^[1]; Tan, Yangyang ^[1];

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Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian (China). College of Materials Science and Engineering
PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Research and Development Center, Shenzhen, Guangdong (China); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Pt₃Sn nanoparticles (NPs) enriched with Pt₃Sn/ultra-small SnO₂ interfaces (Pt₃Sn@u-SnO₂/NG) were synthesized through a thermal treatment of Pt₂Sn/NG in a H₂ atmosphere, followed by annealing under H₂ and air conditions. The unique structure of Pt₃Sn NPs enriched with Pt₃Sn/SnO₂ interfaces was observed on the Pt₃Sn@u-SnO₂/NG catalyst based on HRTEM. The optimized Pt₃Sn@u-SnO₂/NG catalyst achieves high catalytic activity with an ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) activity of 366 mA mg_Pt^-1 and a methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) activity of 503 mA mg_Pt^-1 at the potential of 0.7 V, which are eight-fold and five-fold higher than those for the commercial Pt/C catalyst (44 and 99 mA mg_Pt^-1, respectively). The Pt₃Sn@u-SnO₂/NG catalyst is found to be 3 times more stable and have higher CO tolerance than Pt/C. The outstanding performance of the Pt₃Sn@u-SnO₂/NG catalyst should be ascribed to the synergetic effect induced by the unique structure of Pt₃Sn NPs enriched with Pt₃Sn/SnO₂ interfaces. The synergetic effect between Pt₃Sn NPs and ultra-small SnO₂ increases the performance for alcohol oxidation because the Sn in both Pt₃Sn and SnO₂ favors the removal of CO_ads on the nearby Pt by providing OH_ads species at low potentials. The present work suggests that the Pt₃Sn@u-SnO₂ is indeed a unique kind of efficient electrocatalyst for alcohol electrooxidation.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; 21875039

OSTI ID:: 1819660

Journal Information:: Nanoscale Advances, Vol. 3, Issue 17; ISSN 2516-0230

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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