Issue 9, 2020

Unveiling the size effect of Pt-on-Au nanostructures on CO and methanol electrooxidation by in situ electrochemical SERS

Abstract

In situ monitoring of electrocatalytic processes at solid–liquid interfaces is essential for the fundamental understanding of reaction mechanisms, yet quite challenging. Herein, Pt-on-Au nanocatalysts with a Au-core Pt-satellite superstructure have been fabricated. In such Pt-on-Au nanocatalysts, the Au cores can greatly amplify the Raman signals of the species adsorbed on Pt, allowing the in situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) study of the electrocatalytic reactions on Pt. Using the combination of an electrochemical method and in situ SERS, size effects of Pt on the catalytic performance of the core–satellite nanocomposites towards CO and methanol electrooxidation are revealed. It is found that such Pt-on-Au nanocomposites show improved activity and long-term stability for the electrooxidation of CO and methanol with a decrease in the Pt size. This work demonstrates an effective strategy to achieve the in situ monitoring of electrocatalytic processes and to simultaneously boost their catalytic performance towards electrooxidation.

Graphical abstract: Unveiling the size effect of Pt-on-Au nanostructures on CO and methanol electrooxidation by in situ electrochemical SERS

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
05 Des 2019
Accepted
03 Feb 2020
First published
04 Feb 2020

Nanoscale, 2020,12, 5341-5346

Unveiling the size effect of Pt-on-Au nanostructures on CO and methanol electrooxidation by in situ electrochemical SERS

X. Chen, M. Liang, J. Xu, H. Sun, C. Wang, J. Wei, H. Zhang, W. Yang, Z. Yang, J. Sun, Z. Tian and J. Li, Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 5341 DOI: 10.1039/C9NR10304J

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