• 文献标题:   Visible-Light-Assisted Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Methanol Using Reduced Graphene Oxide Modified Pt Nanoflowers-TiO2 Nanotube Arrays
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHAI CY, ZHU MS, BIN D, WANG HW, DU YK, WANG CY, YANG P
  • 作者关键词:   visiblelight, electrocatalytic oxidation, tio2 nanotube, graphene, pt nanoflower
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244 EI 1944-8252
  • 通讯作者地址:   Soochow Univ
  • 被引频次:   81
  • DOI:   10.1021/am504263e
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

In this work, Pt nanoflowers deposited on highly ordered TiO2 nanotube arrays (TNTs) by modification of reduced graphene oxide (RGO) nanostructures have been synthesized. The ternary complex (Pt-TNTs/RGO) displays efficient electrocatalytic performance toward methanol oxidation in alkaline medium. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and responsive photocurrent results indicate that the presence of graphene could effectively promote charge separation during electrocatalytic process. Interestingly, with assistance of visible light illumination, the electrocatalytic activity and stability of the ternary complex electrode toward methanol oxidation are distinctly improved. Both electro- and photo-catalytic processes for methanol oxidation contribute to the enhanced catalytic performance and stability. Moreover, the ternary electrode also displays efficient photoelectrocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) under visible light illumination. The present work sheds light on developing highly efficient and long-term stability catalysts for methanol oxidation with assistance of visible-light illumination.