scholarly journals Improved Electrocatalytic Activity and Durability of Pt Nanoparticles Supported on Boron-Doped Carbon Black

Catalysts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 862
Author(s):  
Rui Yao ◽  
Jun Gu ◽  
Haitong He ◽  
Tao Yu
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Black ◽  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Pt Nanoparticles ◽  
Boron Doping ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Carbon Supports ◽  
Durability Test ◽  
Boron Doped

A facile strategy is proposed to synthesize boron-doped ECP600 carbon black (B-ECP600), and the catalyst of Pt supported on boron-doped ECP600 (Pt/B-ECP600) shows smaller particle sizes and a higher electrochemical surface area (95.62 m2·gPt−1) and oxygen reduction reaction activity (0.286 A·mgPt−1 for mass activity; 0.299 mA·cm−2 for area specific activity) compared to the catalyst of Pt supported on ECP600 (Pt/ECP600). The results show that the boron doping of the carbon supports plays an important role in controlling the size and dispersion of Pt nanoparticles and the O2 adsorption/dissociation of the oxygen reduction reaction. A further accelerated durability test proves that boron doping can greatly enhance the stability of carbon support and thus improves the electrochemical performance of the catalyst during the long-time running. All these results suggest boron-doped carbon has great potential for application in fuel cells.

Stability of Pt Nanoparticles on Alternative Carbon Supports for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

2017 ◽  
Vol 164 (9) ◽  
pp. F995-F1004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana Schonvogel ◽  
Julia Hülstede ◽  
Peter Wagner ◽  
Ivar Kruusenberg ◽  
Kaido Tammeveski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Pt Nanoparticles ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Carbon Supports

Comprehensive Studies on the Effect of Reducing Agents on Electrocatalytic Activity and Durability of Platinum Supported on Carbon Support for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabarinathan Ravichandran ◽  
Narayanamoorthy Bhuvanendran ◽  
Weiqi Zhang ◽  
Qian Xu ◽  
Lindiwe Khotseng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte Membrane ◽  
Pt Nanoparticles ◽  
Carbon Support ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Reducing Agents ◽  
Reducing Agent ◽  
Durability Test ◽  
Real Application

Abstract Platinum supported on carbon support (Pt/C) is currently the most common and practicable electrocatalyst for the real application of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). In this work, it was found that the nature of a reducing agent has noteworthy influence on Pt nanoparticles growth and distribution over acid-treated-Vulcan carbon support (Pt/AT-VC), which was employed to catalyze the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) for PEMFC. Three distinct reducing agents, i.e., sodium borohydride (BH), sodium citrate (CA), and formaldehyde (FMY), were employed for Pt/AT-VC preparation through the impregnation-reduction approach. The impacts of the reducing agent on Pt nanoparticles size and its distribution over carbon support were scrutinized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques. The electrocatalytic performance for ORR was subsequently studied by a three-electrode setup with rotating ring-disc electrode (RRDE) characterization and practical fuel cell operation. The ORR kinetics and mechanism were confirmed from RRDE, and it was well correlated with the durability test and single-cell results. Based on the results, the catalysts’ performances for practical PEMFC can be arranged in the order of Pt/AT-VC (BH) < Pt/AT-VC (CA) < Pt/AT-VC (FMY), implying the significance of selecting the reducing agent for the preparation of Pt/C for PEMFC real application.

Pt Distribution- Controlled Ni-Pt Nanocrystals via Alcohol Reduction Technique for Oxygen Reduction Reaction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaneyuki Taniguchi ◽  
Jhon Lehman Cuya Huaman ◽  
Dausuke Iwata ◽  
Shun Yokoyama ◽  
Takatoshi Matsumoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Pt Nanoparticles ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Reduction Technique ◽  
Co Poisoning ◽  
Transition Elements ◽  
Poisoning Effect ◽  
Alcohol Reduction

Alloying Pt with transition elements as electrodes in fuel cells has been proposed to solve the CO poisoning effect besides cost-benefit. Consequently, the use of Ni-Pt nanoparticles (NPs) has been...

Theoretical Modelling and Facile Synthesis of a Highly Active Boron-Doped Palladium Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (24) ◽  
pp. 6842-6847 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tat Thang Vo Doan ◽  
Jingbo Wang ◽  
Kee Chun Poon ◽  
Desmond C. L. Tan ◽  
Bahareh Khezri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Palladium Catalyst ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Theoretical Modelling ◽  
Facile Synthesis ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
Boron Doped

Synthesis of boron doped graphene for oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 390-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen-Huan Sheng ◽  
Hong-Li Gao ◽  
Wen-Jing Bao ◽  
Feng-Bin Wang ◽  
Xing-Hua Xia
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Boron Doped ◽  
Doped Graphene

scholarly journals Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity and Stability toward the Oxygen Reduction Reaction with Unprotected Pt Nanoclusters

Nanomaterials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Liu ◽  
Jiao Yin ◽  
Bo Feng ◽  
Tao Xu ◽  
Fu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Oxygen Reduction Reaction ◽  
Oxygen Reduction ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Catalytic Performance ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Methanol Tolerance ◽  
Pt Nanoclusters ◽  
Mass Activity

The Pt particles within diameters of 1–3 nm known as Pt nanoclusters (NCs) are widely considered to be satisfactory oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts due to higher electrocatalytic performance and cost effectiveness. However, the utilization of such smaller Pt NCs is always limited by the synthesis strategies, stability and methanol tolerance of Pt. Herein, unprotected Pt NCs (~2.2 nm) dispersed on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were prepared via a modified top-down approach using liquid Li as a solvent to break down the bulk Pt. Compared with the commercial Pt/C, the resultant Pt NCs/CNTs catalyst (Pt loading: 10 wt.%) exhibited more desirable ORR catalytic performance in 0.1 M HClO4. The specific activity (SA) and mass activity (MA) at 0.9 V for ORR over Pt NCs/CNTs were 2.5 and 3.2 times higher than those over the commercial Pt/C (Pt loading: 20 wt.%). Meanwhile, the Pt NCs/CNTs catalyst demonstrated more satisfactory stability and methanol tolerance. Compared with the obvious loss (~69%) of commercial Pt/C, only a slight current decrease (~10%) was observed for Pt NCs/CNTs after the chronoamperometric measurement for 2 × 104 s. Hence, the as-prepared Pt NCs/CNTs material displays great potential as a practical ORR catalyst.

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