• 文献标题:   Laser Assisted Solution Synthesis of High Performance Graphene Supported Electrocatalysts
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   PENG YD, CAO JY, YANG J, YANG WJ, ZHANG C, LI XH, DRYFE RAW, LI L, KINLOCH IA, LIU Z
  • 作者关键词:   electrocatalyst, graphene oxide, laser, nanoparticle, photodeposition
  • 出版物名称:   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1616-301X EI 1616-3028
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Manchester
  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1002/adfm.202001756 EA JUN 2020
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

Simple, yet versatile, methods to functionalize graphene flakes with metal (oxide) nanoparticles are in demand, particularly for the development of advanced catalysts. Herein, based on light-induced electrochemistry, a laser-assisted, continuous, solution route for the simultaneous reduction and modification of graphene oxide with catalytic nanoparticles is reported. Electrochemical graphene oxide (EGO) is used as starting material and electron-hole pair source due to its low degree of oxidation, which imparts structural integrity and an ability to withstand photodegradation. Simply illuminating a solution stream containing EGO and metal salt (e.g., H(2)PtCl(6)or RuCl3) with a 248 nm wavelength laser produces reduced EGO (rEGO, oxygen content 4.0 at%) flakes, decorated with Pt (approximate to 2.0 nm) or RuO2(approximate to 2.8 nm) nanoparticles. The RuO2-rEGO flakes exhibit superior catalytic activity for the oxygen evolution reaction, requiring a small overpotential of 225 mV to reach a current density of 10 mA cm(-2). The Pt-rEGO flakes (10.2 wt% of Pt) show enhanced mass activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction, and similar performance for oxygen reduction reaction compared to a commercial 20 wt% Pt/C catalyst. This simple production method is also used to deposit PtPd alloy and MnO(x)nanoparticles on rEGO, demonstrating its versatility in synthesizing functional nanoparticle-modified graphene materials.