Issue 38, 2023

Immobilizing ultrasmall Pt nanocrystals on 3D interweaving BCN nanosheet-graphene networks enables efficient methanol oxidation reaction

Abstract

Currently, the state-of-the-art anode catalysts employed in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) consist of nanosize Pt dispersed on a carbonaceous support; however, the relatively weak Pt-carbon interfacial interactions severely affect their overall electrocatalytic activity and service life. Herein, we demonstrate a convenient and robust stereo-assembly strategy for the efficient immobilization of ultrasmall Pt nanocrystals on 3D interweaving porous B-doped g-C3N4 nanosheet-graphene networks (Pt/BCN-G) by combining thermal annealing and solvothermal processes. This delicate configuration endowed the resulting hybrid nanoarchitecture with unusual textural merits, including 3D crosslinked porous skeletons, well-separated ultrathin nanosheets, rich B and N species, homogeneous Pt dispersion, stable heterointerface, and high electrical conductivity. Consequently, the 3D Pt/BCN-G nanoarchitecture with an optimized composition exhibited a large electrochemically active surface area of up to 121.2 m2 g−1, high mass activity of 1782.2 mA mg−1, superior poison tolerance, and excellent cycling stability towards the electrooxidation of methanol, all of which exceeded that of the reference Pt/graphene, Pt/BCN, Pt/carbon nanotube, Pt/carbon black, and Pt/g-C3N4 catalysts.

Graphical abstract: Immobilizing ultrasmall Pt nanocrystals on 3D interweaving BCN nanosheet-graphene networks enables efficient methanol oxidation reaction

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 Aug 2023
Accepted
28 Aug 2023
First published
29 Aug 2023

Dalton Trans., 2023,52, 13644-13652

Immobilizing ultrasmall Pt nanocrystals on 3D interweaving BCN nanosheet-graphene networks enables efficient methanol oxidation reaction

B. Shen, Y. Wei, P. Sun, H. He, G. Ying and H. Huang, Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 13644 DOI: 10.1039/D3DT02512H

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