Enhanced performance of Sn@ Pt Core-Shell nanocatalysts supported on two different carbon structures for the hydrogen oxidation reaction in acid media

Sn@Pt core-shell nanocatalysts, supported on Vulcan XC-72 and home-developed nitrogen-doped graphene (Sn@Pt/C and Sn@Pt/NG, respectively), were evaluated for the hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) in acid electrolyte. The nanocatalysts were synthesized by the bromide anion exchange (BAE) method. TEM characterization confirmed the nanosize nature of Sn@Pt/C and Sn@Pt/NG, with an average particle size of 2.1 and 2.3 nm, respectively. Sn@Pt/C delivered a similar mass limiting current density (jl, m) of the HOR compared to Sn@Pt/NG, which was higher than those of Pt/C and Pt/NG (ca. 2 and 2.3-fold increase, respectively). Moreover, the Sn@Pt/C and Sn@Pt/NG core-shell nanocatalysts demonstrated a higher specific activity related to Pt/C and Pt/NG. Mass and specific Tafel slopes further demonstrated the improved catalytic activity of Sn@Pt/C for the HOR, followed by Sn@Pt/NG. The application of the nanocatalysts was proposed for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC)

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Main Authors: Javier Rodríguez-Varela, Gerardo Hernández Vázquez, samuel DESSOURCES, Beatriz Escobar Morales, ARUNA K K, Marco Garcia, Ivonne Alonso-Lemus
Format: info:eu-repo/semantics/article biblioteca
Language:eng
Subjects:info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/FUEL CELLS, info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/CATALYTIC ACTIVITY, info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/ELECTROLYTES, info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/ACIDS, info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/GRAPHENE, info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/ELECTRODES, info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/ENERGY INDUSTRY, info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/ELECTROLYTIC CELLS, info:eu-repo/classification/Autores/CARBON, info:eu-repo/classification/cti/7, info:eu-repo/classification/cti/33, info:eu-repo/classification/cti/3322, info:eu-repo/classification/cti/531205,
Online Access:http://cicy.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1003/3052
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Summary:Sn@Pt core-shell nanocatalysts, supported on Vulcan XC-72 and home-developed nitrogen-doped graphene (Sn@Pt/C and Sn@Pt/NG, respectively), were evaluated for the hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) in acid electrolyte. The nanocatalysts were synthesized by the bromide anion exchange (BAE) method. TEM characterization confirmed the nanosize nature of Sn@Pt/C and Sn@Pt/NG, with an average particle size of 2.1 and 2.3 nm, respectively. Sn@Pt/C delivered a similar mass limiting current density (jl, m) of the HOR compared to Sn@Pt/NG, which was higher than those of Pt/C and Pt/NG (ca. 2 and 2.3-fold increase, respectively). Moreover, the Sn@Pt/C and Sn@Pt/NG core-shell nanocatalysts demonstrated a higher specific activity related to Pt/C and Pt/NG. Mass and specific Tafel slopes further demonstrated the improved catalytic activity of Sn@Pt/C for the HOR, followed by Sn@Pt/NG. The application of the nanocatalysts was proposed for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC)