Colloidal synthesis of monodisperse trimetallic Pt–Fe–Ni nanocrystals and their enhanced electrochemical performances
Abstract
Among the multi-metallic nanocatalysts, Pt-based alloy nanocrystals (NCs) have demonstrated promising performance in fuel cells and water electrolyzers. In this paper, we demonstrate a facile colloidal synthesis of monodisperse trimetallic Pt–Fe–Ni alloy NCs through a co-reduction of metal precursors. The as-synthesized ternary NCs exhibit superior mass and specific activities toward oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), which are ~2.8 and 5.6 times as high as those of the benchmark Pt/C catalyst, respectively. The ORR activity of the carbon-supported Pt–Fe–Ni nanocatalyst is persistently retained after the durability test. Owing to the incorporation of Fe and Ni atoms into the Pt lattice, the as-prepared trimetallic Pt-alloy electrocatalyst also manifestly enhances the electrochemical activity and durability toward the oxygen evolution reaction with a reduced overpotential when compared with that of the benchmark Pt/C (Δη = 0.20 V, at 10 mA cm–2). This synthetic strategy paves the way for improving the reactivity for a broad range of electrocatalytic applications.
- Authors:
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[1];
[2];
[1]
- State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Binghamton, NY (United States)
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1907836
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-223853-2023-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 0957-4484
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012704; SC0019445; DMR 1808383
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nanotechnology
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 34; Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 0957-4484
- Publisher:
- IOP Publishing
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; trimetallic nanocatalyst; ORR; OER
Citation Formats
Li, Can, Pan, Jinfong, Zhang, Lihua, and Fang, Jiye. Colloidal synthesis of monodisperse trimetallic Pt–Fe–Ni nanocrystals and their enhanced electrochemical performances. United States: N. p., 2022.
Web. doi:10.1088/1361-6528/aca337.
Li, Can, Pan, Jinfong, Zhang, Lihua, & Fang, Jiye. Colloidal synthesis of monodisperse trimetallic Pt–Fe–Ni nanocrystals and their enhanced electrochemical performances. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/aca337
Li, Can, Pan, Jinfong, Zhang, Lihua, and Fang, Jiye. Fri .
"Colloidal synthesis of monodisperse trimetallic Pt–Fe–Ni nanocrystals and their enhanced electrochemical performances". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/aca337. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1907836.
@article{osti_1907836,
title = {Colloidal synthesis of monodisperse trimetallic Pt–Fe–Ni nanocrystals and their enhanced electrochemical performances},
author = {Li, Can and Pan, Jinfong and Zhang, Lihua and Fang, Jiye},
abstractNote = {Among the multi-metallic nanocatalysts, Pt-based alloy nanocrystals (NCs) have demonstrated promising performance in fuel cells and water electrolyzers. In this paper, we demonstrate a facile colloidal synthesis of monodisperse trimetallic Pt–Fe–Ni alloy NCs through a co-reduction of metal precursors. The as-synthesized ternary NCs exhibit superior mass and specific activities toward oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), which are ~2.8 and 5.6 times as high as those of the benchmark Pt/C catalyst, respectively. The ORR activity of the carbon-supported Pt–Fe–Ni nanocatalyst is persistently retained after the durability test. Owing to the incorporation of Fe and Ni atoms into the Pt lattice, the as-prepared trimetallic Pt-alloy electrocatalyst also manifestly enhances the electrochemical activity and durability toward the oxygen evolution reaction with a reduced overpotential when compared with that of the benchmark Pt/C (Δη = 0.20 V, at 10 mA cm–2). This synthetic strategy paves the way for improving the reactivity for a broad range of electrocatalytic applications.},
doi = {10.1088/1361-6528/aca337},
journal = {Nanotechnology},
number = 7,
volume = 34,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Dec 02 00:00:00 EST 2022},
month = {Fri Dec 02 00:00:00 EST 2022}
}
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