Issue 27, 2021

Pt-on-Pd bimetallic nanodendrites stereoassembled on MXene nanosheets for use as high-efficiency electrocatalysts toward the methanol oxidation reaction

Abstract

Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) have been considered as an ideal “green” energy converter because of their high energy-conversion efficiency and low pollution emission, while the high costs and poor poisoning tolerance of anode platinum catalysts have greatly hindered the large-scale commercialization of DMFCs. Herein, we report the stereoassembly of 3D porous Pt-on-Pd bimetallic nanodendrites on a 2D ultrathin Ti3C2Tx MXene matrix (Pt-on-Pd/Ti3C2Tx) through a convenient bottom-up approach. Interestingly, such a unique MXene-supported bimetallic heterostructure consists of a dense array of oriented Pt nanobranches on a Pd core, which endow the hybrid system with numerous accessible electrocatalytically active sites as well as optimized electronic structures. As a result, the obtained Pt-on-Pd/Ti3C2Tx catalyst exhibits superior electrocatalytic properties toward methanol oxidation, including a large electrochemically active surface area, a high mass/specific activity, and reliable long-term durability, and is far superior to conventional Pt/carbon black, Pt/Ti3C2Tx, Pt/graphene, and Pt/carbon nanotube catalysts. Density functional theory calculations further reveal a significant down shift of the d-band centers and weaker CO adsorption ability for the Pt-on-Pd/Ti3C2Tx model, thereby affording much stronger poisoning tolerance as well as dramatically enhanced methanol oxidation activity.

Graphical abstract: Pt-on-Pd bimetallic nanodendrites stereoassembled on MXene nanosheets for use as high-efficiency electrocatalysts toward the methanol oxidation reaction

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Mar 2021
Accepted
14 Jun 2021
First published
14 Jun 2021

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021,9, 15432-15440

Pt-on-Pd bimetallic nanodendrites stereoassembled on MXene nanosheets for use as high-efficiency electrocatalysts toward the methanol oxidation reaction

C. Yang, Q. Jiang, H. Liu, L. Yang, H. He, H. Huang and W. Li, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, 9, 15432 DOI: 10.1039/D1TA01784E

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