Highly Stable and Active Pt-Cu Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts Based on Mesoporous Graphitic Carbon Supports

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作者
Gupta, Gaurav [1 ]
Slanac, Daniel A. [1 ]
Kumar, Pavan [1 ]
Wiggins-Camacho, Jaclyn D. [1 ]
Wang, Xiqing [2 ]
Swinnea, Steven [1 ]
More, Karren L. [2 ]
Dai, Sheng [2 ]
Stevenson, Keith J. [1 ]
Johnston, Keith P. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Texas Austin, Austin, TX 78712 USA
[2] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
SHELL NANOPARTICLE ELECTROCATALYSTS; CO-AU ELECTROCATALYSTS; PARTICLE-SIZE; FUEL-CELLS; BIMETALLIC NANOPARTICLES; DURABILITY ENHANCEMENT; CATALYTIC CATHODE; ALLOY CATALYSTS; PLATINUM; SILICA;
D O I
10.1021/cm901203n
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The activity of oxygen reduction catalysts for fuel cells often decreases markedly (30-70%) during potential cycling tests designed to accelerate catalyst degradation. Herein we achieved essentially no loss in electrochemical surface area and catalyst activity during potential cycling from 0.5 to 1.2 V for presynthesized Pt-Cu nanoparticles of controlled composition that were infused into highly graphitic disordered mesoporous carbons (DMC). The high stability is favored by the strong metal-support interactions and low tendency for carbon oxidation, which mitigates the mechanisms of degradation. Electrochemical dealloying transforms the composition from Pt20Cu80 to Pt85Cu15 with a strained Pt-rich shell, which exhibits an enhanced ORR activity of 0.46 A/mg(Pt), > 4 fold that of pure Pt catalysts. The high uniformity in particle size and composition both before and after dealloying, as a consequence of the presynthesis/infusion technique, is beneficial For elucidating the mechanism of catalyst activity and, ultimately, for designing more active catalysts.
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页码:4515 / 4526
页数:12
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