Metal-organic frameworks derived platinum-cobalt bimetallic nanoparticles in nitrogen-doped hollow porous carbon capsules as a highly active and durable catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction
Abstract
Pt-based nanomaterials are regarded as the most efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). However, widespread adoption of PEMFCs requires solutions to major challenges encountered with ORR catalysts, namely high cost, sluggish kinetics, and low durability. In this paper, a new efficient method utilizing Co-based metal-organic frameworks is developed to produce PtCo bimetallic nanoparticles embedded in unique nitrogen-doped hollow porous carbon capsules. The obtained catalyst demonstrates an outstanding ORR performance, with a mass activity that is 5.5 and 13.5 times greater than that of commercial Pt/C and Pt black, respectively. Most importantly, the product exhibits dramatically improved durability in terms of both electrochemically active surface area (ECAS) and mass activity compared to commercial Pt/C and Pt black catalysts. Finally, the remarkable ORR performance demonstrated here can be attributed to the structural features of the catalyst (its alloy structure, high dispersion and fine particle size) and the carbon support (its nitrogen dopant, large surface area and hollow porous structure).
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Waterloo, ON (Canada). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials
- Tianjin Univ. (China). Key Lab. of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology. School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Waterloo, ON (Canada); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1425092
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1548946
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-203304-2018-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 0926-3373
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012704; APCPJ 417858-11
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 225; Journal ID: ISSN 0926-3373
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; PtCo bimetallic nanoparticles; Metal-organic frameworks; Nitrogen-doping; Hollow porous capsules; Oxygen reduction reaction
Citation Formats
Ying, Jie, Li, Jing, Jiang, Gaopeng, Cano, Zachary Paul, Ma, Zhong, Zhong, Cheng, Su, Dong, and Chen, Zhongwei. Metal-organic frameworks derived platinum-cobalt bimetallic nanoparticles in nitrogen-doped hollow porous carbon capsules as a highly active and durable catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.11.077.
Ying, Jie, Li, Jing, Jiang, Gaopeng, Cano, Zachary Paul, Ma, Zhong, Zhong, Cheng, Su, Dong, & Chen, Zhongwei. Metal-organic frameworks derived platinum-cobalt bimetallic nanoparticles in nitrogen-doped hollow porous carbon capsules as a highly active and durable catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.11.077
Ying, Jie, Li, Jing, Jiang, Gaopeng, Cano, Zachary Paul, Ma, Zhong, Zhong, Cheng, Su, Dong, and Chen, Zhongwei. Wed .
"Metal-organic frameworks derived platinum-cobalt bimetallic nanoparticles in nitrogen-doped hollow porous carbon capsules as a highly active and durable catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.11.077. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1425092.
@article{osti_1425092,
title = {Metal-organic frameworks derived platinum-cobalt bimetallic nanoparticles in nitrogen-doped hollow porous carbon capsules as a highly active and durable catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction},
author = {Ying, Jie and Li, Jing and Jiang, Gaopeng and Cano, Zachary Paul and Ma, Zhong and Zhong, Cheng and Su, Dong and Chen, Zhongwei},
abstractNote = {Pt-based nanomaterials are regarded as the most efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). However, widespread adoption of PEMFCs requires solutions to major challenges encountered with ORR catalysts, namely high cost, sluggish kinetics, and low durability. In this paper, a new efficient method utilizing Co-based metal-organic frameworks is developed to produce PtCo bimetallic nanoparticles embedded in unique nitrogen-doped hollow porous carbon capsules. The obtained catalyst demonstrates an outstanding ORR performance, with a mass activity that is 5.5 and 13.5 times greater than that of commercial Pt/C and Pt black, respectively. Most importantly, the product exhibits dramatically improved durability in terms of both electrochemically active surface area (ECAS) and mass activity compared to commercial Pt/C and Pt black catalysts. Finally, the remarkable ORR performance demonstrated here can be attributed to the structural features of the catalyst (its alloy structure, high dispersion and fine particle size) and the carbon support (its nitrogen dopant, large surface area and hollow porous structure).},
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journal = {Applied Catalysis B: Environmental},
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volume = 225,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Wed Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 2017}
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