Issue 1, 2018

One-step synthesis of Pt based electrocatalysts encapsulated by polyoxometalate for methanol oxidation

Abstract

Methanol oxidation is a very important reaction in diret methanol fuel cells. Developing stable and efficient Pt-based catalysts with a convenient method has been on the stage recently. Herein, we employed a convenient one-pot method to synthesize Pt nanoparticles encapsulated by polyoxometalates (POMs) spreading on a few layers of graphene oxide with a nickel foam as a conductive substrate. Four kinds of samples with different Pt loadings were finally obtained by adjusting the H2PtCl6 concentration, named as PPGN-n (n = 1, 2, 3, 4). The microscopic structure of the sample was characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Raman spectroscopy. It was proved that small-sized Pt nanoparticles with a diameter of ca. 2.47 nm spreaded on graphene oxide (GO) with the nickle foam support were successfully synthesized. The synthesized electrocatalysts exhibited higher electrocatalytic activities than commercial Pt/C for methanol oxidation in electrocatalytic tests. The mass activity of PPGN-1 of 250.6 mA mg−1 can be achieved. During the synthesis, POM was used as a bifunctional reagent; as a reductant for reducing chloroplatinic acid and a stabilizer for the regulation of the Pt nanoparticle size simultaneously. POM cooperated rapid synthesis of Pt nanoparticles can offer a new route for designing and synthesising electrocatalysts.

Graphical abstract: One-step synthesis of Pt based electrocatalysts encapsulated by polyoxometalate for methanol oxidation

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Sep 2017
Accepted
13 Nov 2017
First published
14 Nov 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

New J. Chem., 2018,42, 198-203

One-step synthesis of Pt based electrocatalysts encapsulated by polyoxometalate for methanol oxidation

S. Gao, X. Yang, M. Wei, S. Liang, H. Zang, H. Tan, Y. Wang and Y. Li, New J. Chem., 2018, 42, 198 DOI: 10.1039/C7NJ03593D

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