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Titanium Oxycarbide as Platinum-Free Electrocatalyst for Ethanol Oxidation.
Shakibi Nia, Niusha; Griesser, Christoph; Mairegger, Thomas; Wernig, Eva-Maria; Bernardi, Johannes; Portenkirchner, Engelbert; Penner, Simon; Kunze-Liebhäuser, Julia.
  • Shakibi Nia N; Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
  • Griesser C; Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
  • Mairegger T; Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
  • Wernig EM; Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
  • Bernardi J; USTEM, Technische Universität Wien, Stadionalle 2, 1020 Wien, Austria.
  • Portenkirchner E; Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
  • Penner S; Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
  • Kunze-Liebhäuser J; Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
ACS Catal ; 14(1): 324-329, 2024 Jan 05.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38205023
ABSTRACT
The compound material titanium oxycarbide (TiOC) is found to be an effective electrocatalyst for the electrochemical oxidation of ethanol to CO2. The complete course of this reaction is one of the main challenges in direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs). While TiOC has previously been investigated as catalyst support material only, in this study we show that TiOC alone is able to oxidize ethanol to acetaldehyde without the need of expensive noble metal catalysts like Pt. It is suggested that this behavior is attributed to the presence of both undercoordinated sites, which allow ethanol to adsorb, and oxygenated sites, which facilitate the activation of water. This is a milestone in DEFC research and development and opens up innovative possibilities for the design of catalyst materials for intermediate temperature fuel cells.