Issue 33, 2011

Fabrication and electrocatalytic performance of highly stable and active platinum nanoparticles supported on nitrogen-doped ordered mesoporous carbons for oxygen reduction reaction

Abstract

A facile synthesis route for the preparation of N-doped ordered mesoporous carbons (NOMCs) containing well-dispersed, highly stable Pt nanoparticles (NPs) is reported. The synthesis of these mesostructured Pt-NOMC materials invokes pyrolysis of co-fed carbon sources and Pt precursors in 3-[2-(2-aminoethylamino)ethylamino]propyl-functionalized mesoporous SBA-15 silicas, which served simultaneously as N sources and hard templates. It was found that the dispersion of Pt NPs increases with increasing N content in the Pt-NOMC nanocomposites, leading to higher electrocatalytic activity during oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and methanol-tolerant stability compared to typical commercial electrocatalyst (Pt/XC-72). The superior electrochemical performances observed for the synthesized Pt-NOMCs have been attributed to the dispersion and unique nanostructure of Pt NPs particularly in the presence of pyridinic-N atoms in the mesoporous carbon supports.

Graphical abstract: Fabrication and electrocatalytic performance of highly stable and active platinum nanoparticles supported on nitrogen-doped ordered mesoporous carbons for oxygen reduction reaction

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 Apr 2011
Accepted
01 Jun 2011
First published
18 Jul 2011

J. Mater. Chem., 2011,21, 12489-12496

Fabrication and electrocatalytic performance of highly stable and active platinum nanoparticles supported on nitrogen-doped ordered mesoporous carbons for oxygen reduction reaction

S. Liu, M. Wu, Y. Lai, C. Chiang, N. Yu and S. Liu, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 12489 DOI: 10.1039/C1JM11488C

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