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Nanocluster PtNiP supported on graphene as an efficient electrocatalyst for methanol oxidation reaction

Long Yang1,2, Guoqiang Li2, Rongpeng Ma2, Shuai Hou2, Jinfa Chang2, Mingbo Ruan2, Wenbin Cai3, Zhao Jin2( ), Weilin Xu2, Guiling Wang1( ), Junjie Ge2, Changpeng Liu2, Wei Xing2( )
Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Power Sources, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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In this study, phosphorus doped graphene supported PtNiP nanocluster electrocatalyst (PtNiP/P-graphene) was successfully prepared via a simple hypophosphite-assisted co-reduction method. The improved anchoring force and increased anchoring sites of graphene support result from phosphorus doping as well as size-confined growth effect of NaH2PO2 leads to uniform dispersion of ultrafine PtNiP nanoclusters. Doped P also promotes the removal of CO-like intermediate by adjusting Pt electronic structure combining with alloyed Ni via electronic effects. As a result, the as-prepared PtNiP/P-graphene catalyst with more exposed active sites and optimized electronic structure of Pt alloy shows excellent electrocatalytic performances for methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) both in activity and durability in an acidic medium.

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nanocluster PtNiP/P-grapheneuniformly dispersephosphorus dopingmethanol electrochemical oxidation

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Nano Research
Volume 14 Issue 8,
August 2021
Pages 2853-2860
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-021-3300-8
Cite this article:
Yang L, Li G, Ma R, et al. Nanocluster PtNiP supported on graphene as an efficient electrocatalyst for methanol oxidation reaction. Nano Research, 2021, 14(8): 2853-2860. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-021-3300-8
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Catalyst activityElectrocatalystsElectronic structureGrapheneNanoclustersPhosphorusPlatinum alloys

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Received: 13 October 2020
Revised: 08 December 2020
Accepted: 17 December 2020
Published: 23 January 2021
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