Nano-electrochemical detection of hydrogen or protons using palladium nanoparticles: distinguishing surface and bulk hydrogen.

The benefits of using nanoparticle-modified electrodes are exemplified through the electrochemical detection of protons and/or hydrogen. It is shown that a palladium-nanoparticle-modified boron-doped diamond allows voltammetric information relating to the relative roles played by the surface and the bulk metal to be obtained for the proton-hydrogen system at palladium surfaces which is not accessible using palladium macroelectrodes or microelectrodes.     

采用循环伏安与Tafel曲线比较不同阳极的电催化性能

采用循环伏安和Tafel曲线两种方法评价了Pt电极、钛基二氧化钌电极(Ti/RuO2)及钛基二氧化锡电极(Ti/SnO2)的电催化氧化性能.结果表明,在500 mg/L的苯酚溶液中,Pt,Ti/RuO2和Ti/SnO2电极氧化苯酚的峰电位依次为0.93,0.95和1.40 V(vsAg/AgCl).Tafel曲线表明,三种电极析氧过电位的顺序依次是Ti/RuO2相似文献   

Self-Assembly Approach Towards MoS2-Embedded Hierarchical Porous Carbons for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Transition metal-based nanoparticle-embedded carbon materials have received increasing attention for constructing next-generation electrochemical catalysts for energy storage and conversion. However, designing hybrid carbon materials with controllable hierarchical micro/mesoporous structures, excellent dispersion of metal nanoparticles, and multiple heteroatom-doping remains challenging. Here, a novel pyridinium-containing ionic hypercrosslinked micellar frameworks (IHMFs) prepared from the core–shell unimicelle of s-poly(tert-butyl acrylate)-b-poly(4-bromomethyl) styrene (s-PtBA-b-PBMS) and linear poly(4-vinylpyridine) were used as self-sacrificial templates for confined growth of molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) inside cationic IHMFs through electrostatic interaction. After pyrolysis, MoS₂-anchored nitrogen-doped porous carbons possessing tunable hierarchical micro/mesoporous structures and favorable distributions of MoS₂ nanoparticles exhibited excellent electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution reaction as well as small Tafel slope of 66.7 mV dec⁻¹, low onset potential, and excellent cycling stability under acidic condition. Crucially, hierarchical micro/mesoporous structure and high surface area could boost their catalytic hydrogen evolution performance. This approach provides a novel route for preparation of micro/mesoporous hybrid carbon materials with confined transition metal nanoparticles for electrochemical energy conversion.     

抗坏血酸在多壁碳纳米管修饰玻碳电极上的催化氧化

多壁碳纳米管;抗坏血酸;修饰电极;电催化;伏安法     

泡沫镍上电沉积花瓣状NiFeOxHy/rGO用于析氧反应

开发碱性体系的高效低成本析氧电催化剂是由可再生能源转化制氢的关键。本研究通过在泡沫Ni基底上原位电化学沉积的方法制备了花瓣状NiFeO_xH_y和NiFeO_xH_y/rGO复合催化剂用于析氧反应。花瓣状的结构不仅明显提高了催化剂的比表面积,而且暴露了更多的层状边缘和缺陷,进而增加了催化剂的活性中心。还原氧化石墨烯的加入进一步提升了催化剂的电导和析氧电催化性能,通过优化NiFeO_xH_y/rGO在1 mol/L KOH溶液中的析氧性能为：过电位200 mV（10 mA/cm²）、Tafel斜率29.11 mV/decade,并且保持了较好的稳定性。     

Carbon Corrosion in Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Spectrometric Evidence for Pt-Catalysed Decarboxylation at Anode-Relevant Potentials

The carbon oxidation reaction (COR) is a critical issue in proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), as carbon in various forms is the most used electrocatalyst support material. The COR is thermodynamically possible above the C/CO₂ standard potential, but its rate becomes significantly important only at high overpotential (e. g. PEMFC cathode potential). Herein, using on-line differential electrochemical mass spectrometry, we show that oxygen-containing carbon surface groups present on high-surface aera carbon, Vulcan XC72 or reinforced graphite are oxidized at PEMFC anode-relevant potential (E=0.1 V vs. the reversible hydrogen electrode, RHE), but not at E=0.4 V vs. RHE. We rationalized our findings by considering a Pt-catalysed decarboxylation mechanism in which Pt nanoparticles provide adsorbed hydrogen species to the oxygen-containing carbon surface groups, eventually leading to evolution of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. These results shed fundamental light on an unexpected degradation mechanism and facilitate the understanding of the long-term stability of PEMFC anode nanocatalysts.