• 文献标题:   Platinum on nitrogen doped graphene and tungsten carbide supports for ammonia electro-oxidation reaction
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SIDDHARTH K, WANG YA, WANG J, XIAO F, NAMBAFU GS, BIN SHAHID U, YANG F, DELMO EP, SHAO MH
  • 作者关键词:   ammonia electrooxidation reaction, electrocatalyst support, platinum, nitrogen doped graphene, tungsten carbide
  • 出版物名称:   FRONTIERS OF CHEMICAL SCIENCE ENGINEERING
  • ISSN:   2095-0179 EI 2095-0187
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  • 被引频次:   1
  • DOI:   10.1007/s11705-021-2130-2 EA MAR 2022
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Ammonia electrooxidation reaction involving multistep electron-proton transfer is a significant reaction for fuel cells, hydrogen production and understanding nitrogen cycle. Platinum has been established as the best electrocatalyst for ammonia oxidation in aqueous alkaline media. In this study, Pt/nitrogen-doped graphene (NDG) and Pt/tungsten monocarbide (WC)/NDG are synthesized by a wet chemistry method and their ammonia oxidation activities are compared to commercial Pt/C. Pt/NDG exhibits a specific activity of 0.472 mA.cm(-2), which is 44% higher than commercial Pt/C, thus establishing NDG as a more effective support than carbon black. Moreover, it is demonstrated that WC as a support also impacts the activity with further 30% increase in comparison to NDG. Surface modification with Ir resulted in the best electrocatalytic activity with Pt-Ir/WC/NDG having almost thrice the current density of commercial Pt/C. This work adds insights regarding the role of NDG and WC as efficient supports along with significant impact of Ir surface modification.