Improving electrochemical activity of PtRu/SnO2/C catalyst by reduction treatment and alkaline etching

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2016-05-15
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PtRu/SnO2/Ccatalystwaspreparedinapolyolprocess,followedbyreductiontreatmentandalkalineetching.X-raydiffraction,transmissionelectronmicroscopewithenergydispersivespectrometerandXrayphotoelectronspectroscopywereusedtocharacterizethemorphology,structureandcompositionofthecatalysts.COandmethanolelectro-oxidationactivitiesofthecatalystswereevaluatedbyCOstrippingvoltammetry,cyclicvoltammetryandchronoamperometrymeasurements.ReductiontreatmentofthepreparedPtRuSnO2/CcatalystinapolyolprocessinducedtheenrichmentofSnonthesurface,inhibitingmethanoldissolutionandCOadsorptiononPt.AlkalineetchingremovedSnorSnOxandthusexposedPtRuonthesurface,resultinginenhancedactivitiesforCOandmethanolelectro-oxidationduetothesynergyeffectsofPtRuonthesurfaceandSnspeciesbeneath.