Enhancement of Catalytic Activity and Durability of Pt Nanoparticle through Strong Chemical Interaction with Electrically Conductive Support of Magnéli Phase Titanium Oxide

Autor: Didem C. Dogan, Jiye Choi, Min Ho Seo, Eunjik Lee, Namgee Jung, Sung-Dae Yim, Tae-Hyun Yang, Gu-Gon Park
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nanomaterials, Vol 11, Iss 4, p 829 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2079-4991
DOI: 10.3390/nano11040829
Popis: In this study, we address the catalytic performance of variously sized Pt nanoparticles (NPs) (from 1.7 to 2.9 nm) supported on magnéli phase titanium oxide (MPTO, Ti4O7) along with commercial solid type carbon (VXC-72R) for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Key idea is to utilize a robust and electrically conductive MPTO as a support material so that we employed it to improve the catalytic activity and durability through the strong metal-support interaction (SMSI). Furthermore, we increase the specific surface area of MPTO up to 61.6 m2 g−1 to enhance the SMSI effect between Pt NP and MPTO. After the deposition of a range of Pt NPs on the support materials, we investigate the ORR activity and durability using a rotating disk electrode (RDE) technique in acid media. As a result of accelerated stress test (AST) for 30k cycles, regardless of the Pt particle size, we confirmed that Pt/MPTO samples show a lower electrochemical surface area (ECSA) loss (
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