Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 38, Issue 5, 511(2023)

Self-assembled Platinum-iridium Alloy Aerogels and Their Efficient Electrocatalytic Ammonia Oxidation Performance

Xiangsong ZHANG... Yetong LIU, Yongying WANG, Zirui WU, Zhenzhong LIU, Yi LI* and Juan YANG* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • School of Materials and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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    Diagram of preparation process and chemical mechanisms of Pt100-xIrx alloy aerogels
    SEM image of Pt80Ir20 aerogel
    Structure and composition of Pt80Ir20 alloy aerogel
    (a) XRD patterns of different catalysts, commercial Pt/C, and (b) corresponding enlarged XRD patterns in the range of 2θ=35°-50°
    (a) XPS survey spectrum of Pt80Ir20 aerogel, (b) Pt4f XPS spectra of various Pt-based catalysts, and (c) Ir4f XPS spectrum of Pt80Ir20 aerogel
    TEM images of Pt aerogel
    TEM images of Pt80Ir20 alloy
    (a) CV curves of Pt100-xIrx aerogels and commercial Pt/C catalysts under room temperature, (b) AOR activity comparison for Pt100-xIrx aerogels and commercial Pt/C catalysts at 0.5 V(vs. RHE), (c) energy difference between the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of Pt, Ir and Pt80Ir20 nanoparticles, (d) schematic diagram of electrocatalytic ammonia oxidation of Pt80Ir20 alloy nanoparticles and Pt80Ir20 alloy aerogel, (e) CV curves of the Pt80Ir20 catalyst in the presence and absence of NH3; (f) CA curves of Pt100-xIrx aerogels and commercial Pt/C catalysts
    Electrochemical active areas of catalysts and AOR performance before and after 2000 CV cycles
    EDS spectrum of Pt80Ir20 aerogel catalyst with inset showing its mass and atom ratios
    (a) CV curves of the Pt80Ir20 aerogel tested in different NH3 concentrations, (b) AOR activity comparison for Pt80Ir20 aerogel and commercial Pt/C in different NH3 concentrations at 0.5 V(vs. RHE), and (c, d) CA curves of the Pt80Ir20 aerogel (c) and commercial Pt/C (d) at 0.65 V(vs. RHE)
    (a-c) CV curves of catalysts at different temperatures, (d) AOR activity comparison for commercial Pt/C, Pt aerogel and Pt80Ir20 aerogel catalysts at different temperatures at 0.5 V(vs. RHE), (e) CA curves of the Pt80Ir20 aerogel at different temperatures at 0.65 V (vs. RHE), (f) Arrhenius plots for NH3 oxidation on commercial Pt/C, Pt aerogel and Pt80Ir20 aerogel catalysts at 0.5 V(vs. RHE)
    Electrochemical active surface area of Pt, Pt80Ir20 aerogels
    Nyquist plots of EIS spectra measured for Pt (violet), Pt80Ir20 aerogel (blue) and commercial Pt/C (gray) in 1.0 mol/L KOH electrolyte at the open circuit potential
    XRD patterns of Pt80Ir20 aerogel before and after 2000 cycle stability tests
    TEM images of Pt80Ir20 aerogel
    CV curves of the commercial Pt/C in different NH3 concentrations
    • Table 1. Elemental quantification (%, in atom) determined by XPS for different Pt100-xIrx aerogel catalysts

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      Table 1. Elemental quantification (%, in atom) determined by XPS for different Pt100-xIrx aerogel catalysts

      SamplePt/%Ir/%Pt/Ir
      Pt55Ir4554.3345.671.19
      Pt70Ir3067.2432.762.05
      Pt80Ir2079.3420.663.84
      Pt87Ir1388.3611.647.59
    • Table 2. Comparison of binding energy between Pt4f with different Pt-based catalysts

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      Table 2. Comparison of binding energy between Pt4f with different Pt-based catalysts

      SamplePt4f5/2/eV 1/eV Pt4f7/2/eV 2/eV
      Commercial Pt/C75.10-71.70-
      Pt87Ir13 aerogel74.85-0.2571.53-0.17
      Pt80Ir20 aerogel74.88-0.2271.50-0.20
      Pt70Ir30 aerogel74.92-0.1871.53-0.17
      Pt55Ir45 aerogel74.93-0.1771.57-0.13
    • Table 3. Comparison of AOR activity between different catalysts

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      Table 3. Comparison of AOR activity between different catalysts

      SampleOnset potential/VMass activity at 0.5 V(vs. RHE)/(mA·mgPGM-1) Peak mass activity/(mA·mgPGM-1) Ref.
      Pt87Ir13 aerogel0.4114.753.7This work
      Pt80Ir20 aerogel0.36819.486.3This work
      Pt70Ir30 aerogel0.3618.931.5This work
      Pt55Ir45 aerogel0.3586.424.8This work
      Pt0.5111.131.5This work
      Ir0.35412.014.6This work
      Commercial Pt/C0.4958.462.9This work
      Commercial PtIr/C0.42810.425.1[S1]
      Ir-decorate Pt NCs/C~ 0.43-100[S2]
      Polycrystalline PtIr~ 0.41--[S3]
      PtRh/C(Pt:Rh = 9:1)0.449.093.8[S4]
      Pt-decorated Ni particles~0.50-75.3[S5]
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    Xiangsong ZHANG, Yetong LIU, Yongying WANG, Zirui WU, Zhenzhong LIU, Yi LI, Juan YANG. Self-assembled Platinum-iridium Alloy Aerogels and Their Efficient Electrocatalytic Ammonia Oxidation Performance[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2023, 38(5): 511

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    Received: Nov. 16, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 17, 2023

    The Author Email: LI Yi (liyi5482@ujs.edu.cn), YANG Juan (yangjuan6347@ujs.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20220684

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