Electrocatalytic oxidation of ethanol and ethylene glycol on bimetallic Ni and Ti nanoparticle-modified indium tin oxide electrode in alkaline solution

Autor: Jingbo Hu, Miaomiao Zhai, Yanan Yu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Progress in Natural Science: Materials International, Vol 29, Iss 5, Pp 511-516 (2019)
ISSN: 1002-0071
Popis: Bimetallic Ni and Ti nanoparticle-modified indium tin oxide electrode (Ni–Ti NPs/ITO) were prepared by a two-step ion implantation method, and their electrocatalytic activity toward the oxidation of ethanol and glycol was evaluated. The ion-implantation method is simple, low-cost and environmental friendly without the use of any binder. The Ni–Ti NPs/ITO electrode were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). SEM and AFM showed that the nanoparticles on the Ni–Ti NPs/ITO electrode had a small range of dispersion (10–20 nm) and high dispersion. Electrochemical performances were measured by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and chronoamperometrics. The Ni–Ti NPs/ITO electrode exhibited much higher electrocatalytic activity and stability for ethanol and ethylene glycol oxidation than NiNPs/ITO. Keywords: Bimetallic, Ni–Ti nanoparticles, Electrocatalytic oxidation, Ethanol, Ethylene glycol
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