• 文献标题:   Nanocomposite for methanol oxidation: synthesis and characterization of cubic Pt nanoparticles on graphene sheets
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   YUNG TY, LEE JY, LIU LK
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, platinum, nanocomposite, methanol oxidation, fuel cell
  • 出版物名称:   SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1468-6996 EI 1878-5514
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Cent Univ
  • 被引频次:   25
  • DOI:   10.1088/1468-6996/14/3/035001
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

We present our recent results on Pt nanoparticles on graphene sheets (Pt-NPs/G), a nanocomposite prepared with microwave assistance in ionic liquid 2-hydroxyethanaminiumformate. Preparation of Pt-NPs/G was achieved without the addition of extra reductant such as hydrazine or ethylene glycol. The Pt nanoparticles on graphene have a cubic-like shape (about 60 wt% Pt loading, Pt-NPs/G) and the particle size is 6 +/- 3 nm from transmission electron microscopy results. Electrochemical cyclic voltammetry studies in 0.5 M aqueous H2SO4 were performed using Pt-NPs/G and separately, for comparison, using a commercially available electrocatalyst (60 wt% Pt loading, Pt/C). The electrochemical surface ratio of Pt-NPs/G to Pt/C is 0.745. The results of a methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) in 0.5 M aqueous H2SO4 + 1.0 M methanol for the two samples are presented. The MOR results show that the ratios of the current density of oxidation (I-f) to the current density of reduction (I-b) are 3.49 (Pt-NPs/G) and 1.37 (Pt/C), respectively, with a preference by 2.55 times favoring Pt-NPs/G. That is, the tolerance CO poisoning of Pt-NPs/G is better than that of commercial Pt/C.