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Role of SnO2 in the bifunctional mechanism of CO oxidation at Pt-SnO2 electrocatalysts

Role of SnO2 in the bifunctional mechanism of CO oxidation at Pt-SnO2 electrocatalysts
Role of SnO2 in the bifunctional mechanism of CO oxidation at Pt-SnO2 electrocatalysts

Pt-Sn bimetallic catalysts, especially Pt-Sn alloys, are considered highly CO-tolerant and are thus candidates for reformate derived hydrogen oxidation and for direct oxidation of fuel cell molecules. However, it remains unclear if this CO-tolerance originates from Sn in the Pt-Sn alloy or whether SnO2, present as a separate phase, also contributes. In this work, a carbon-supported Pt-SnO2 was carefully synthesized to avoid the formation of Pt-Sn alloy phases. The resulting structure was analysed by scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and detailed X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). CO oxidation voltammograms of the Pt-SnO2/C and other SnO2-modified Pt surfaces unambiguously suggest that a bifunctional mechanism is indeed operative at such Pt-SnO2 catalysts for stable CO oxidation at low overpotentials. The results from these studies suggest that the bifunctional mechanism can be attributed to the co-catalysis role of SnO2, in which the surface hydroxide of SnO2 (Sn-OH) reacts with CO adsorbed on Pt surface (Pt-COads) and regenerates via a SnII/SnIV reversible redox couple (−0.2–0.3 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode).

bifunctional mechanism, CO oxidation, electrocatalysts, Pt-SnO, SnO
2572-2582
Huang, Haoliang
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Hayes, Edward T.C.
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Gianolio, Diego
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Cibin, Giannantonio
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Hage, Fredrik S.
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Ramasse, Quentin M.
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Russell, Andrea E.
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Huang, Haoliang
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Hayes, Edward T.C.
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Gianolio, Diego
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Cibin, Giannantonio
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Hage, Fredrik S.
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Ramasse, Quentin M.
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Russell, Andrea E.
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Huang, Haoliang, Hayes, Edward T.C., Gianolio, Diego, Cibin, Giannantonio, Hage, Fredrik S., Ramasse, Quentin M. and Russell, Andrea E. (2021) Role of SnO2 in the bifunctional mechanism of CO oxidation at Pt-SnO2 electrocatalysts. ChemElectroChem, 8 (13), 2572-2582. (doi:10.1002/celc.202100642).

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Pt-Sn bimetallic catalysts, especially Pt-Sn alloys, are considered highly CO-tolerant and are thus candidates for reformate derived hydrogen oxidation and for direct oxidation of fuel cell molecules. However, it remains unclear if this CO-tolerance originates from Sn in the Pt-Sn alloy or whether SnO2, present as a separate phase, also contributes. In this work, a carbon-supported Pt-SnO2 was carefully synthesized to avoid the formation of Pt-Sn alloy phases. The resulting structure was analysed by scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) and detailed X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). CO oxidation voltammograms of the Pt-SnO2/C and other SnO2-modified Pt surfaces unambiguously suggest that a bifunctional mechanism is indeed operative at such Pt-SnO2 catalysts for stable CO oxidation at low overpotentials. The results from these studies suggest that the bifunctional mechanism can be attributed to the co-catalysis role of SnO2, in which the surface hydroxide of SnO2 (Sn-OH) reacts with CO adsorbed on Pt surface (Pt-COads) and regenerates via a SnII/SnIV reversible redox couple (−0.2–0.3 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode).

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Accepted/In Press date: 21 June 2021
Published date: 1 July 2021
Additional Information: Funding Information: HH acknowledges Fellowship support from the China Scholarship Council (201608440295) and the University of Southampton. XAS data were collected at Diamond on B18 as part of the UK Catalysis Hub BAG allocation (SP15151-9 and SP15151-10). SuperSTEM is the UK National Research Facility for Advanced Electron Microscopy, supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Funding Information: HH acknowledges Fellowship support from the China Scholarship Council (201608440295) and the University of Southampton. XAS data were collected at Diamond on B18 as part of the UK Catalysis Hub BAG allocation (SP15151‐9 and SP15151‐10). SuperSTEM is the UK National Research Facility for Advanced Electron Microscopy, supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Wiley-VCH GmbH Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
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Keywords: bifunctional mechanism, CO oxidation, electrocatalysts, Pt-SnO, SnO
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Local EPrints ID: 450828
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/450828
DOI: doi:10.1002/celc.202100642
PURE UUID: 301daf4c-254d-4f28-a66e-36c2d338669a
ORCID for Andrea E. Russell: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8382-6443

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Date deposited: 13 Aug 2021 16:34
Last modified: 18 Mar 2024 05:28

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Author: Haoliang Huang
Author: Edward T.C. Hayes
Author: Diego Gianolio
Author: Giannantonio Cibin
Author: Fredrik S. Hage
Author: Quentin M. Ramasse
Author: Andrea E. Russell ORCID iD

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