• 文献标题:   PtRu nanoalloys loaded on graphene and TiO2 nanotubes co-modified Ti wire as an active and stable methanol oxidation electrocatalyst
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   HAN JS, YANG LM, YANG LX, JIANG WJ, LUO XB, LUO SL
  • 作者关键词:   tio2 nanotube array, graphene, ptru nanoalloy, methanol oxidation reaction, electrodeposition
  • 出版物名称:   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
  • ISSN:   0360-3199 EI 1879-3487
  • 通讯作者地址:   Nanchang Hangkong Univ
  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.02.176
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Highly active, durable and scalable fuel cell electrocatalysts are highly desirable but challenging. Herein, we first develop a novel catalyst of PtRu nanoalloys loaded on graphene modified anodic TiO2 nanotubes arrays (TNTs) grown on flexible Ti wires (denoted as PtRu/RGO/TNTs). Electrodeposited reduced graphene oxide (RGO) is used to improve the electric conductivity and facilitate the dispersion of PtRu nanoparticles. TiO2 nanotubes arrays could guarantee the large surface area, and PtRu nanoalloys are well-dispersed on the inner and external walls of the TNTs as well as the RGO surface, which could facilitate the fast mass transport and enhanced electrocatalytic activity. PtRu nanoalloys with intimate contact between the two metals is conductive to remove the harmful CO-like byproduct, resulting in superior tolerance to CO poisoning. In addition, this work first design and use the spirally flexible Ti wire electrode configuration in direct methanol fuel cell, which shows a highly efficient catalytic performance. Moreover, this kind of catalytic support is a strong candidate for other electrochemical energy conversion devices. (C) 2018 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.