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TiO 2 -modified CN x nanowires as a Pt electrocatalyst support with high activity and durability for the oxygen reduction reaction
A Pt/TiO 2 -modified carbon nitride nanofiber (Pt/TiO 2 -CN x ) catalyst has been synthesized by a chemical method for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The material characteristics confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron mi...
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Published in: | Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP 2016, Vol.18 (3), p.1500-1506 |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | A Pt/TiO
2
-modified carbon nitride nanofiber (Pt/TiO
2
-CN
x
) catalyst has been synthesized by a chemical method for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The material characteristics confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) have indicated that the TiO
2
-CN
x
nanowires have a diameter of about 35–85 nm, the TiO
2
nanoparticles are embedded in CN
x
nanowires and Pt nanoparticles are about 2.21 nm in size. The X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) show that Ti has a shift in the binding energy of Ti 2p, implying suboxide formation. Pt/0.2 g TiO
2
-CN
x
has about 3% loss in the (electrochemical surface area) ESA after 1000 cycles, however, the Pt/C catalyst has about 50.8% loss in the ESA. Pt/0.2 g TiO
2
-CN
x
has much better activity than Pt/C, which is proposed to be due to the high total surface area of Pt. The durability test shows that the Pt/0.2 g TiO
2
-CN
x
catalyst has no loss of activity after 5000 cycles. After 5000 cycles, the average size of Pt nanoparticles and the peaks of Pt 4f almost remain unchanged. The high durability of Pt/0.2 g TiO
2
-CN
x
is attributed to the corrosion-resistance of 0.2 g TiO
2
-CN
x
nanowires support and the good interaction between the 0.2 g TiO
2
-CN
x
support and the Pt nanoparticles. |
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ISSN: | 1463-9076 1463-9084 |
DOI: | 10.1039/C5CP06115F |