Mesocrystal PtRu supported on reduced graphene oxide as catalysts for methanol oxidation reaction.
J Colloid Interface Sci
; 557: 729-736, 2019 Dec 01.
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Design of catalysts with advanced structures has been extensively studied. Mesocrystal structure with the uniform crystal orientation shows special properties in electrocatalysis. Herein, PtRu mesocrystal was synthesized on F doped graphene by wet chemical method. In this reaction system, silicon nanowires and hydrofluoric acid were used to form Si - H bonds, which served as reducing agents to reduce Pt and Ru ions and grow PtRu particles on reduced graphene oxide (rGO). The electrochemical results showed that the PtRu/rGO catalyst had a favourable electrocatalytic performance on methanol oxidation reaction. The corresponding mass activity reached 739â¯mAâ¯mg-1Pt, which was 2.23 times as large as 20% commercial platinum carbon (Pt/C, 332â¯mAâ¯mg-1Pt). Its stability and toxicity resistance were also much better than those of commercial Pt/C, showing a great prospect in practice applications. Furthermore, the forming mechanism of PtRu mesocrystal is discussed, which has general implications for the design of superstructure catalysts.
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