In Situ Electrochemical Fabrication of Ultrasmall Ru-Based Nanoparticles for Robust N2H4 Oxidation

Ultrasmall Ru nanoparticles is expected as a potential alternative to Pt for efficient hydrazine oxidation (HzOR). However, preparation of ultrasmall and well-distributed Ru nanoparticles usually suffered from the steps of modification of supports, coordination, reduction with strong reducing reagents (e.g., NaBH4) or pyrolysis, imposing the complexity. Based on the self-reducibility of C-OH group and physical adsorption ability of commercial Ketjen black (KB), we developed an efficient, stable and robust Ru-based electrocatalyst (A-Ru-KB) by coupling impregnation of KB in RuCl3 solution and simple in situ electrochemical activation strategy, which endowed the formation of ultrasmall and well-distributed Ru nanoparticles. Benefiting from an enhanced exposure of Ru sites and the faster mass transport, A-Ru-KB achieved 63.4 and 3.9-fold enhancements of mass activity compared with Pt/C and Ru/C, respectively, accompanied by a ∼144 mV lower onset potential and faster catalytic kinetics than Pt/C. In the hydrazine fuel cell, the open-circuit voltage and maximal mass power density of A-Ru-KB was 130 mV and ∼3.8-fold higher than those of Pt/C, respectively, together with the long-term stability. This work would provide a facile and sustainable approach for large-scale production of other robust metal (electro)catalysts with ultrasmall nanosize for various energy conversion and electrochemical organic synthesis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

ACS applied materials & interfaces - 13(2021), 7 vom: 24. Feb., Seite 8488-8496

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

He, Fei [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Nannan [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yixin [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Huailin [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Delong [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Qianhe [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Xun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Electrocatalysis
Fuel cells
Hydrazine oxidation
Journal Article
Nanoparticles
Ruthenium

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Date Revised 25.02.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acsami.0c22700

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM32136113X