Favorable Core/Shell Interface within Co2P/Pt Nanorods for Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis

Liu, Chang; Ma, Zhong; Cui, Meiyang; Zhang, Zhiyong; Zhang, Xu; Su, Dong; Murray, Christopher B.; Wang, Jia X.; Zhang, Sen

doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b03666

Title: Favorable Core/Shell Interface within Co₂P/Pt Nanorods for Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis

Journal Article · Wed Nov 14 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Nano Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b03666· OSTI ID:1483744

Liu, Chang ^[1]; Ma, Zhong ^[2]; Cui, Meiyang ^[1];

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Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
California State Univ. Northridge, Northridge, CA (United States)
Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States)

Here, nanostructures with nonprecious metal cores and Pt ultrathin shells are recognized as promising catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) to enhance Pt efficiency through core/shell interfacial strain and ligand effects. However, core/shell interaction within a real catalyst is complex and due to the presence of various interfaces in all three dimensions is often oversimply interpreted. Using Co₂P/Pt core/shell structure as a model catalyst, we demonstrate, through density functional theory (DFT) calculations that forming Co₂P(001)/Pt(111) interface can greatly improve Pt energetics for ORR, while Co₂P(010)/Pt(111) is highly detrimental to ORR catalysis. We develop a seed-mediated approach to core/shell Co₂P/Pt nanorods (NRs) within which Co₂P(001)/Pt(111) interface is selectively expressed over the side facets and the undesired Co₂P(010)/Pt(111) interface is minimized. The resultant Co₂P/Pt NRs are highly efficient in catalyzing ORR in acid, superior to benchmark CoPt alloy and Pt nanoparticle catalyst. As the first example of one-dimensional (1D) core/shell nanostructure with an ultrathin Pt shell and a nonprecious element core, this strategy could be generalized to develop ultralow-loading precious-metal catalysts with favorable core/shell interactions for ORR and beyond.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1483744

Report Number(s):: BNL-209506-2018-JAAM

Journal Information:: Nano Letters, Vol. 18, Issue 12; ISSN 1530-6984

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