Isolating the contributions of surface Sn atoms in the bifunctional behaviour of PtSn CO oxidation electrocatalysts
Isolating the contributions of surface Sn atoms in the bifunctional behaviour of PtSn CO oxidation electrocatalysts
The bifunctional mechanism is well-acknowledged for the promoted CO oxidation on Pt-based bimetallic electrocatalysts. However, the direct identification of the active oxygenated species and the nature and electrochemistry of the second component are still a matter of debate. Herein, Snad-Pt/C catalysts, where Sn ad-atoms are exclusively on the surface of Pt nanoparticles at low coverages ranging from 0.0033 to 0.2 monolayers to avoid sub-surface Sn and alloy formation, were prepared as a model system to resolve these issues using a surface organometallic chemistry approach. Effects of the Sn ad-atoms on CO oxidation were studied by CO stripping voltammograms as a function of Sn coverage. Using in situ XAS measurements, the Sn average oxidation state is estimated to increase from +0.2 to +3.1 as the potential increases from 0 to 0.8 VRHE, with the number of the oxygen neighbours increasing stepwise. Pt4.5-Sn-(OH)1.5 is revealed as the active species responsible for the bifunctional mechanism at low overpotentials and is generated via a redox couple corresponding to Pt4.5-Sn*/Pt4.5-Sn-(OH)1.5.
Ad-atoms, Bifunctional mechanism, CO oxidation, In situ XAS, Pt-Sn
Huang, Haoliang
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Blackman, Oliver F.
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Celorrio, Veronica
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Russell, Andrea E.
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10 September 2021
Huang, Haoliang
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Blackman, Oliver F.
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Celorrio, Veronica
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Russell, Andrea E.
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Huang, Haoliang, Blackman, Oliver F., Celorrio, Veronica and Russell, Andrea E.
(2021)
Isolating the contributions of surface Sn atoms in the bifunctional behaviour of PtSn CO oxidation electrocatalysts.
Electrochimica Acta, 390, [138811].
(doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138811).
Abstract
The bifunctional mechanism is well-acknowledged for the promoted CO oxidation on Pt-based bimetallic electrocatalysts. However, the direct identification of the active oxygenated species and the nature and electrochemistry of the second component are still a matter of debate. Herein, Snad-Pt/C catalysts, where Sn ad-atoms are exclusively on the surface of Pt nanoparticles at low coverages ranging from 0.0033 to 0.2 monolayers to avoid sub-surface Sn and alloy formation, were prepared as a model system to resolve these issues using a surface organometallic chemistry approach. Effects of the Sn ad-atoms on CO oxidation were studied by CO stripping voltammograms as a function of Sn coverage. Using in situ XAS measurements, the Sn average oxidation state is estimated to increase from +0.2 to +3.1 as the potential increases from 0 to 0.8 VRHE, with the number of the oxygen neighbours increasing stepwise. Pt4.5-Sn-(OH)1.5 is revealed as the active species responsible for the bifunctional mechanism at low overpotentials and is generated via a redox couple corresponding to Pt4.5-Sn*/Pt4.5-Sn-(OH)1.5.
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Accepted/In Press date: 17 June 2021
Published date: 10 September 2021
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The XAS data were collected at Diamond on B18 as part of the UK Catalysis Hub BAG allocation (SP19850–4, SP19850–5 and SP19850–6). We thank Fredrik Hage and Quentin Ramasse for instrument access and the STEM measurements. SuperSTEM is the UK National Research Facility for Advanced Electron Microscopy, supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). HH acknowledges Fellowship support from the China Scholarship Council ( 201608440295 ) and the University of Southampton .
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Ad-atoms, Bifunctional mechanism, CO oxidation, In situ XAS, Pt-Sn
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/450838
ISSN: 0013-4686
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