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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
卷 38, 期 36, 页码 16418-16426出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.09.146
关键词
Electrocatalysis; Ethanol oxidation reaction; Methanol oxidation reaction; Sn-modified Pt nanoparticles; Spontaneous deposition; Direct alcohol fuel cells
资金
- Spanish MEC (Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia) [NAN2004-09333-C05-03]
- Spanish MEC
Sn-modified carbon-supported Pt nanoparticles (Sn(Pt)/C electrocatalysts) were prepared by spontaneous deposition. Sn species were deposited on Pt/C by immersion in 2.0 x 10(-4) M SnCl2 + 0.1 M HClO4 for different times, which allowed achieving an adequate control of the coverage (theta). Cyclic voltammetry (CV) in 0.5 M H2SO4 was carried out to determine theta and to evaluate the Sn(Pt)/C performance. The activity towards the oxidation reactions of methanol (MOR) and ethanol (EOR) was analyzed using CV in 0.5 M H2SO4 + 1.0 M alcohol. A promotional effect for the MOR and the EOR after the partial coverage by the Sn species was shown, as indicated by the significant reduction of the overpotential and the higher oxidation currents in both cases. This activation was explained by the formation of hydroxylated species on the tin deposits, thus facilitating the removal of the adsorbed intermediates. The best performance was achieved for theta approximate to 0.3 in the case of the MOR and for theta approximate to 0.5 in the case of the EOR. The reaction pathway for both alcohols was analyzed according to the obtained kinetic parameters, which significantly depended on the coverage. Copyright (C) 2013, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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