• 文献标题:   CuxCo1-xO Nanoparticles on Graphene Oxide as A Synergistic Catalyst for High-Efficiency Hydrolysis of Ammonia-Borane
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   FENG K, ZHONG J, ZHAO BH, ZHANG H, XU L, SUN XH, LEE ST
  • 作者关键词:   graphene oxide, heterogeneous catalysi, hydrogen storage, hydrolysis mechanism, nanoparticle
  • 出版物名称:   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIEINTERNATIONAL EDITION
  • ISSN:   1433-7851 EI 1521-3773
  • 通讯作者地址:   Soochow Univ
  • 被引频次:   72
  • DOI:   10.1002/anie.201604021
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

Ammonia-borane (AB) is an excellent material for chemical storage of hydrogen. However, the practical utilization of AB for production of hydrogen is hindered by the need of expensive noble metal-based catalysts. Here, we report CuxCo1-xO nanoparticles (NPs) facilely deposited on graphene oxide (GO) as a low-cost and high-performance catalyst for the hydrolysis of AB. This hybrid catalyst exhibits an initial total turnover frequency (TOF) value of 70.0 (H-2) mol/(Cat-metal) mol.min, which is the highest TOF ever reported for noble metal-free catalysts, and a good stability keeping 94 % activity after 5 cycles. Synchrotron radiation-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) investigations suggested that the high catalytic performance could be attributed to the interfacial interaction between CuxCo1-xO NPs and GO. Moreover, the catalytic hydrolysis mechanism was studied by in situ XAS experiments for the first time, which reveal a significant water adsorption on the catalyst and clearly confirm the interaction between AB and the catalyst during hydrolysis.