Cr2O3 nanotubes with diameters of 80 nm and lengths of 550 nm were synthesized in a solvothermal reduction system at 180 ℃. The acetyl acetone (AcAc) and ethylene glycol (EG) were used as the chelate agent and the re...Cr2O3 nanotubes with diameters of 80 nm and lengths of 550 nm were synthesized in a solvothermal reduction system at 180 ℃. The acetyl acetone (AcAc) and ethylene glycol (EG) were used as the chelate agent and the reductant respectively in the system. An intermediate compound-Cr(C5H7O2)3 was formed to force Cr2O3 to crystallize along one direction.展开更多
Pt based materials are the most efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)and methanol oxidation reaction(MOR)in fuel cells.Maximizing the utilization of Pt based materials by modulating their m...Pt based materials are the most efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)and methanol oxidation reaction(MOR)in fuel cells.Maximizing the utilization of Pt based materials by modulating their morphologies to expose more active sites is a fundamental objective for the practical application of fuel cells.Herein,we report a new class of hierarchically skeletal Pt-Ni nanocrystals(HSNs)with a multi-layered structure,prepared by an inorganic acid-induced solvothermal method.The addition of H_(2)SO_(4)to the synthetic protocol provides a critical trigger for the successful growth of Pt-Ni nanocrystals with the desired structure.The Pt-Ni HSNs synthesized by this method exhibit enhanced mass activity of 1.25 A mgpt−1 at 0.9 V(versus the reversible hydrogen electrode)towards ORR in 0.1-M HClO_(4),which is superior to that of Pt-Ni multi-branched nanocrystals obtained by the same method in the absence of inorganic acid;it is additionally 8.9-fold higher than that of the commercial Pt/C catalyst.Meanwhile,it displays enhanced stability,with only 21.6%mass activity loss after 10,000 cycles(0.6–1.0 V)for ORR.Furthermore,the Pt-Ni HSNs show enhanced activity and anti-toxic ability in CO for MOR.The superb activity of the Pt-Ni HSNs for ORR and MOR is fully attributed to an extensively exposed electrochemical surface area and high intrinsic activity,induced by strain effects,provided by the unique hierarchically skeletal alloy structure.The novel open and hierarchical structure of Pt-Ni alloy provides a promising approach for significant improvements of the activity of Pt based alloy electrocatalysts.展开更多
A solvothermal assisted ethylene glycol reduction method is a common technology for Pt/C catalysts preparation. Here, the coordination mechanism of the Pt-containing species is deeply studied by innovatively adopting ...A solvothermal assisted ethylene glycol reduction method is a common technology for Pt/C catalysts preparation. Here, the coordination mechanism of the Pt-containing species is deeply studied by innovatively adopting the ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy technology and H+ concentration detector. Moreover, the amount of Na OH that effectively coordinates Pt4+ has been tentatively qualified and the heating parameters during the preparation process of Pt/C have also been optimized. As investigated, the optimized 20-(1/22)-140-2 Pt/C(20 wt%Pt;m(Pt):m(Na OH)=1/22;heating temperature: 140 °C, heating time: 2 h) exhibits higher electrocatalytic activity towards oxygen reduction reaction(ORR) than the commercial 20 wt% Pt/C(E-TEK) in acidic media. This work provides a theoretical reserve and technical accumulation for industrialized mass production of highly efficient Pt/C catalysts for ORR in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.展开更多
文摘Cr2O3 nanotubes with diameters of 80 nm and lengths of 550 nm were synthesized in a solvothermal reduction system at 180 ℃. The acetyl acetone (AcAc) and ethylene glycol (EG) were used as the chelate agent and the reductant respectively in the system. An intermediate compound-Cr(C5H7O2)3 was formed to force Cr2O3 to crystallize along one direction.
文摘Pt based materials are the most efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)and methanol oxidation reaction(MOR)in fuel cells.Maximizing the utilization of Pt based materials by modulating their morphologies to expose more active sites is a fundamental objective for the practical application of fuel cells.Herein,we report a new class of hierarchically skeletal Pt-Ni nanocrystals(HSNs)with a multi-layered structure,prepared by an inorganic acid-induced solvothermal method.The addition of H_(2)SO_(4)to the synthetic protocol provides a critical trigger for the successful growth of Pt-Ni nanocrystals with the desired structure.The Pt-Ni HSNs synthesized by this method exhibit enhanced mass activity of 1.25 A mgpt−1 at 0.9 V(versus the reversible hydrogen electrode)towards ORR in 0.1-M HClO_(4),which is superior to that of Pt-Ni multi-branched nanocrystals obtained by the same method in the absence of inorganic acid;it is additionally 8.9-fold higher than that of the commercial Pt/C catalyst.Meanwhile,it displays enhanced stability,with only 21.6%mass activity loss after 10,000 cycles(0.6–1.0 V)for ORR.Furthermore,the Pt-Ni HSNs show enhanced activity and anti-toxic ability in CO for MOR.The superb activity of the Pt-Ni HSNs for ORR and MOR is fully attributed to an extensively exposed electrochemical surface area and high intrinsic activity,induced by strain effects,provided by the unique hierarchically skeletal alloy structure.The novel open and hierarchical structure of Pt-Ni alloy provides a promising approach for significant improvements of the activity of Pt based alloy electrocatalysts.
文摘A solvothermal assisted ethylene glycol reduction method is a common technology for Pt/C catalysts preparation. Here, the coordination mechanism of the Pt-containing species is deeply studied by innovatively adopting the ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy technology and H+ concentration detector. Moreover, the amount of Na OH that effectively coordinates Pt4+ has been tentatively qualified and the heating parameters during the preparation process of Pt/C have also been optimized. As investigated, the optimized 20-(1/22)-140-2 Pt/C(20 wt%Pt;m(Pt):m(Na OH)=1/22;heating temperature: 140 °C, heating time: 2 h) exhibits higher electrocatalytic activity towards oxygen reduction reaction(ORR) than the commercial 20 wt% Pt/C(E-TEK) in acidic media. This work provides a theoretical reserve and technical accumulation for industrialized mass production of highly efficient Pt/C catalysts for ORR in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.
