Article Title
Atomic-scaled surface engineering Ni-Pt nanoalloys towards enhanced catalytic efficiency for methanol oxidation reaction
Authors
Aixian Shan, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Center for Green Innovation, Beijing Key Laboratory for MagnetoPhotoelectrical Composite and Interface Science, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Department of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Shuoyuan Huang, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Center for Green Innovation, Beijing Key Laboratory for MagnetoPhotoelectrical Composite and Interface Science, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Haofei Zhao, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Center for Green Innovation, Beijing Key Laboratory for MagnetoPhotoelectrical Composite and Interface Science, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Wengui Jiang, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Center for Green Innovation, Beijing Key Laboratory for MagnetoPhotoelectrical Composite and Interface Science, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Xueai Teng, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Center for Green Innovation, Beijing Key Laboratory for MagnetoPhotoelectrical Composite and Interface Science, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Yingchun Huang, Shunde Graduate School of University of Science and Technology Beijing, Foshan 528300, China
Chinping Chen, Department of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
Rongming Wang, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Center for Green Innovation, Beijing Key Laboratory for MagnetoPhotoelectrical Composite and Interface Science, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Woon-Ming Lau, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Center for Green Innovation, Beijing Key Laboratory for MagnetoPhotoelectrical Composite and Interface Science, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Shunde Graduate School of University of Science and Technology Beijing, Foshan 528300, China
Keywords
surface-strain, high-index facets, Ni-Pt alloy, controllable synthesis, electrocatalysis
Abstract
Surface engineering is known as an effective strategy to enhance the catalytic properties of Pt-based nanomaterials. Herein, we report on surface engineering Ni-Pt nanoalloys with a facile method by varying the Ni doping concentration and oleylamine/oleicacid surfactant-mix. The alloy-composition, exposed facet condition, and surface lattice strain are, thereby manipulated to optimize the catalytic efficiency of such nanoalloys for methanol oxidation reaction (MOR). Exemplary nanoalloys including Ni0.69Pt0.31 truncated octahedrons, Ni0.45Pt0.55 nanomultipods and Ni0.20Pt0.80 nanoflowers are thoroughly characterized, with a commercial Pt/C catalyst as a common benchmark. Their variations in MOR catalytic efficiency are significant: 2.2 A/mgPt for Ni0.20Pt0.80 nanoflowers, 1.2 A/mgPt for Ni0.45Pt0.55 nanomultipods, 0.7 A/mgPt for Ni0.69Pt0.31 truncated octahedrons, and 0.6 A/mgPt for the commercial Pt/C catalysts. Assisted by density functional theory calculations, we correlate these observed catalysis-variations particularly to the intriguing presence of surface interplanar-strains, such as {111} facets with an interplanar-tensile-strain of 2.6% and {200} facets with an interplanar-tensile-strain of 3.5%, on the Ni0.20Pt0.80 nanoflowers.
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Publisher
Tsinghua University Press
Recommended Citation
Aixian Shan,Shuoyuan Huang,Haofei Zhao,Wengui Jiang,Xueai Teng,Yingchun Huang,Chinping Chen,Rongming Wang,Woon-Ming Lau, Atomic-scaled surface engineering Ni-Pt nanoalloys towards enhanced catalytic efficiency for methanol oxidation reaction. NanoRes.2020, 13(11): 3088–3097
