Issue 3, 2022

Strain engineering in the oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction catalyzed by Pt-doped Ti2CF2

Abstract

Strain engineering is an effective strategy to tune the catalytic performance of catalysts. Herein, the strain effects on the catalytic performance of Pt-doped Ti2CF2 (Pt-VF-Ti2CF2) for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) were systematically studied using first principles calculations. Firstly, Pt-VF-Ti2CF2 exhibits metallic conductivity and good stability under strain in a range of −14% to 14%. Moreover, Pt-VF-Ti2CF2 under a compressive strain of 14% and tensile strain of 4% shows the highest ORR and OER catalytic performance with an overpotential of 0.45 V and 0.43 V, respectively. The overpotential of the ORR and OER can be reduced by 0.28 V and 0.03 V when a specific strain was applied. Additionally, Pt-VF-Ti2CF2 under a specific strain shows a higher selectivity by significantly suppressing the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Furthermore, we analyzed the reasons behind this performance boost. The enhanced catalytic performance of Pt-VF-Ti2CF2 by strain engineering can be attributed to the shift of the d-band center and work function. Overall, our work demonstrated that strain engineering can effectively improve the catalytic efficiency and selectivity of Pt-VF-Ti2CF2 and may provide insightful guidance for the design and development of other high-performance two-dimensional catalysts.

Graphical abstract: Strain engineering in the oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction catalyzed by Pt-doped Ti2CF2

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Aug. 2021
Accepted
29 Nov. 2021
First published
09 Dec. 2021

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022,10, 1390-1401

Strain engineering in the oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction catalyzed by Pt-doped Ti2CF2

N. Ma, N. Li, T. Wang, X. Ma and J. Fan, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 1390 DOI: 10.1039/D1TA07349D

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