Synthesis of PtCu/C Nanostructured Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction via One-Step Electrochemical Erosion

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216305%3A26620%2F26%3A0200769" target="_blank" >RIV/00216305:26620/26:0200769 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.5c22270?src=getftr&utm_source=clarivate&getft_integrator=clarivate" target="_blank" >https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.5c22270?src=getftr&utm_source=clarivate&getft_integrator=clarivate</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5c22270" target="_blank" >10.1021/acsami.5c22270</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Synthesis of PtCu/C Nanostructured Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction via One-Step Electrochemical Erosion

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Reducing the precious metal loading while increasing the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) mass activity of novel electrocatalysts constitutes one of the remaining key challenges in the widespread application of proton exchange membrane fuel cells, which is inevitable for the transition to the climate-neutral hydrogen economy. However, this requires a simple, scalable, and affordable production of active nanostructured electrocatalysts. Alloyed nanoparticles of Platinum (Pt) with transition metals like cobalt, nickel, or copper have shown promising activity toward ORR, but their preparation usually involves complex multistep processes and environmentally harmful surfactants or structure-capping agents. In this work, we present the successful synthesis of nonspherical copper-alloyed Pt nanoparticles (PtCu) by employing a simple one-step top-down approach without surfactants or capping agents. The electrocatalysts were characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The ORR kinetics were evaluated using the rotating (ring) disk electrode technique. The synthesized PtCu/C catalysts revealed outstanding mass activities of similar to 1.2 A mgPt -1 at 0.9 V vs the reversible hydrogen electrode, which clearly surpasses state-of-the-art Pt-based catalysts in the literature and demonstrates the highest ORR mass activities reported for PtCu nanoparticles.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Synthesis of PtCu/C Nanostructured Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction via One-Step Electrochemical Erosion

Popis výsledku anglicky

Reducing the precious metal loading while increasing the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) mass activity of novel electrocatalysts constitutes one of the remaining key challenges in the widespread application of proton exchange membrane fuel cells, which is inevitable for the transition to the climate-neutral hydrogen economy. However, this requires a simple, scalable, and affordable production of active nanostructured electrocatalysts. Alloyed nanoparticles of Platinum (Pt) with transition metals like cobalt, nickel, or copper have shown promising activity toward ORR, but their preparation usually involves complex multistep processes and environmentally harmful surfactants or structure-capping agents. In this work, we present the successful synthesis of nonspherical copper-alloyed Pt nanoparticles (PtCu) by employing a simple one-step top-down approach without surfactants or capping agents. The electrocatalysts were characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The ORR kinetics were evaluated using the rotating (ring) disk electrode technique. The synthesized PtCu/C catalysts revealed outstanding mass activities of similar to 1.2 A mgPt -1 at 0.9 V vs the reversible hydrogen electrode, which clearly surpasses state-of-the-art Pt-based catalysts in the literature and demonstrates the highest ORR mass activities reported for PtCu nanoparticles.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

21001 - Nano-materials (production and properties)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/LM2023051" target="_blank" >LM2023051: Výzkumná infrastruktura CzechNanoLab</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2026

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

ISSN

1944-8244

e-ISSN

1944-8252

Svazek periodika

18

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

4210-4224

Kód UT WoS článku

001656094800001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105028019774