Platinum-Tellurium Alloy Metallene Toward Formic Acid Oxidation Reaction

Open AccessRenewablesRESEARCH ARTICLES14 Jan 2023Platinum-tellurium alloy metallene towards formic acid oxidation reaction Ya-Nan Li, Qing-Ling Hong, Bo-Qiang Miao, Tian-Jiao Wang, Yu Ding and Yu Chen Ya-Nan Li Google Scholar More articles by this author , Qing-Ling Hong Google Scholar More articles by this author , Bo-Qiang Miao Google Scholar More articles by this author , Tian-Jiao Wang Google Scholar More articles by this author , Yu Ding Google Scholar More articles by this author and Yu Chen Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.31635/renewables.022.202200005 SectionsSupplemental MaterialAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail Engineering the composition and/or morphology is highly effective strategy for enhancing the electrocatalytic performance of noble metal nanocrystals. Recently, metallenes with specific chemical and physical properties have attracted increasing attention in electrocatalysis field. In this work, two-dimensional ultrathin platinum-tellurium alloy metallene (PtTe A-ML) is synthesized by using a conventional liquid-phase chemical reduction method. The high atom utilization as well as alloy effect endow PtTe A-ML with preeminent electrocatalytic activity for the formic acid oxidation reaction (FAOR). Specifically, the direct oxidation pathway of FAOR can be completely achieved at PtTe A-ML, which suppresses the production of toxic carbon monoxide (CO) intermediates and improves the reaction kinetics of FAOR. Accordingly, the FAOR activity of PtTe A-ML in acidic media is 43 and 5.6 times higher than that of commercial Pt and Pd nanocrystals, respectively. Meanwhile, PtTe A-ML exhibits also excellent electrocatalytic activity for CO oxidation reaction because of the introduction of oxygenophilic Te atoms and electron transfer between Pt and Te, which elevates the durability of PtTe A-ML for FAOR. The study provides a simple synthesis strategy of PtTe A-ML and shows PtTe A-ML has a promising practical prospect in direct formic acid fuel cells. Download figure Download PowerPoint Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Issue AssignmentNot Yet AssignedSupporting Information Copyright & Permissions© 2023 Chinese Chemical Society Downloaded 4 times PDF downloadLoading ...