A Universal Approach for Controllable Synthesis of Homogeneously Alloyed PtM Nanoflowers toward Enhanced Methanol Oxidation

Platinum (Pt)‐based alloys have received considerable attention due to their compositional variability and unique electrochemical properties. However, homogeneous element distribution at the nanoscale, which is beneficial to various electrocatalytic reactions, is still a great challenge. Herein, a u...

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Published in:Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Germany), 2024-04, Vol.20 (17), p.e2307283-n/a
Main Authors: Qiao, Meng, Wei, Yan, Dong, Yan‐jun, Wang, Jie‐Xin, Chen, Jian‐Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alloying
Anodizing
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Controllability
density functional theory calculations
Electrochemical analysis
high alloying degree
Mass transfer
Methanol
methanol oxidation reaction
Oxidation
Performance enhancement
Platinum
Poisoning (reaction inhibition)
Pt‐based alloy
Room temperature
rotating packed bed
Shearing
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Summary:Platinum (Pt)‐based alloys have received considerable attention due to their compositional variability and unique electrochemical properties. However, homogeneous element distribution at the nanoscale, which is beneficial to various electrocatalytic reactions, is still a great challenge. Herein, a universal approach is proposed to synthesize homogeneously alloyed and size‐tunable Pt‐based nanoflowers utilizing high gravity technology. Owing to the significant intensification of micro‐mixing and mass transfer in unique high gravity shearing surroundings, five typical binary/ternary Pt‐based nanoflowers are instantaneously achieved at room temperature. As a proof‐of‐concept, as‐synthesized Platinum‐Silver nanoflowers (PtAg NFs) demonstrate excellent catalytic performance and anti‐CO poisoning ability for anodic methanol oxidation reaction with high mass activity of 1830 mA mgPt−1, 3.5 and 3.2 times higher than those of conventional beaker products and commercial Pt/C, respectively. The experiment in combination with theory calculations suggest that the enhanced performance is due to additional electronic transmission and optimized d‐band center of Pt caused by high alloying degree. A universal approach for the highly‐efficient fabrication of homogeneously alloyed Platinum‐based alloy is proposed by high‐gravity technology. The greatly strengthened micro‐mixing and mass transfer can remarkedly improve the alloying degree and electronic structure. The optimized mass activity of rotating packed bedproducts for methanol oxidation reaction is 3.5 and 3.2 times higher than those of conventional beaker products and Pt/C.
ISSN:1613-6810
1613-6829
DOI:10.1002/smll.202307283