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Alloyed Pt-Sn nanoparticles on hierarchical nitrogen-doped carbon nanocages for advanced glycerol electrooxidation

Jietao Jiang1, Liqi Zhou2, Fengfei Xu1, Guanghai Chen1, Xiaoyu Liu1, Zhen Shen1, Lijun Yang1, Qiang Wu1( ), Xizhang Wang1( ), Zheng Hu1( )
Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, Jiangsu Provincial Laboratory for Nanotechnology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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Pt3Sn alloyed nanoparticles are highly dispersed on hierarchical nitrogen-doped carbon nanocages, which exhibit excellent performance for glycerol oxidation reaction due to the unique Pt3Sn alloying effect and Sn-enriched surface.

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Glycerol is an alternative sustainable fuel for fuel cells, and efficient electrocatalyst is crucial for glycerol oxidation reaction (GOR). The promising Pt catalysts are subject to the inadequate capability of C–C bond cleavage and the susceptibility to poisoning. Herein, Pt-Sn alloyed nanoparticles are immobilized on hierarchical nitrogen-doped carbon nanocages (hNCNCs) by convenient ethylene glycol reduction and subsequent thermal reduction. The optimal Pt3Sn/hNCNC catalyst exhibits excellent GOR performance with a high mass activity (5.9 A·mgPt−1), which is 2.7 and 5.4 times higher than that of Pt/hNCNC and commercial Pt/C, respectively. Such an enhancement can be mainly ascribed to the increased anti-poisoning and C–C bond cleavage capability due to the Pt3Sn alloying effect and Sn-enriched surface, the high dispersion of Pt3Sn active species due to N-participation, as well as the high accessibility of Pt3Sn active species due to the three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical architecture of hNCNC. This study provides an effective GOR electrocatalyst and convenient approach for catalyst preparation.

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Pt3Sn alloyhierarchical nitrogen-doped carbon nanocagesglycerol electrooxidationanti-poisoningC–C bond cleavage

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Nano Research
Volume 17 Issue 5,
May 2024
Pages 4055-4061
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-023-6288-4
Cite this article:
Jiang J, Zhou L, Xu F, et al. Alloyed Pt-Sn nanoparticles on hierarchical nitrogen-doped carbon nanocages for advanced glycerol electrooxidation. Nano Research, 2024, 17(5): 4055-4061. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-6288-4
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Received: 17 August 2023
Revised: 16 October 2023
Accepted: 23 October 2023
Published: 20 November 2023
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