One-Pot Graphene Supported Pt 3 Cu Nanoparticles-From Theory towards an Effective Molecular Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalyst

In this work, recent research progresses in the formation of Pt Cu nanoparticles onto the surface of graphene are described, and the obtained results are contrasted with previously published theoretical studies. To form these nanoparticles, tetrabutylammonium hexachloroplatinate, and copper acetylac...

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Published inMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 28; no. 13
Main Authors Galindo-Uribe, Carlos Daniel, Geudtner, Gerald, Calaminici, Patrizia, Solorza-Feria, Omar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland 28.06.2023
Subjects
Copper
Graphite - chemistry
Nanoparticles - chemistry
Oxidation-Reduction
Oxygen - chemistry
Pt3Cu alloy
electrocatalyst
nanoparticles
growing pattern
ORR
graphene
ADFT
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Summary:In this work, recent research progresses in the formation of Pt Cu nanoparticles onto the surface of graphene are described, and the obtained results are contrasted with previously published theoretical studies. To form these nanoparticles, tetrabutylammonium hexachloroplatinate, and copper acetylacetonate are used as platinum and copper precursors, respectively. Oleylamine is used as a reductor and a solvent. The obtained catalyst is characterized via X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive spectroscopy X-ray (EDS). To assess the catalytic activity, the graphene-supported Pt Cu material is tested with cyclic voltammetry, "CO stripping", and oxygen reduction reaction potentiodynamic curves to find the nature and the intrinsic electrochemical activity of the material. It can be observed that the tetrabutylammonium cation plays a critical role in anchoring and supporting nanoparticles over graphene, from which a broad discussion about the true nature of the anchoring mechanism was derived. The growth mechanism of the nanoparticles on the surface of graphene was observed, supporting the conducted theoretical models. With this study, a reliable, versatile, and efficient synthesis of nanocatalysts is presented, demonstrating the potentiality of Pt Cu/graphene as an effective cathode catalyst. This study demonstrates the importance of reliable ab inito theoretical results as a useful source of information for the synthesis of the Pt Cu alloy system.
ISSN:1420-3049