A Pt-Bi bimetallic nanoparticle catalyst for direct electro- oxidation of formic acid in fuel cells

作     者：Shu-Hong LI Yue ZHAO Jian CHU Wen-Wei LI Han-Qing YU Gang LIU Yang-Chao TIAN 

作者机构：Department of Chemistry University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 China 

出 版 物：《Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering》 (环境科学与工程前沿（英文）)

年 卷 期：2013年第7卷第3期

页      面：388-394页

核心收录：

学科分类：0808[工学-电气工程] 07[理学] 070205[理学-凝聚态物理] 08[工学] 080501[工学-材料物理与化学] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 0702[理学-物理学] 

基　　金：国家自然科学基金 the National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 

主　　题：catalyst electrochemical deposition formicacid oxidation fuel cell gold wire array microfabrication 

摘      要：Direct formic acid fuel cells are a promising portable power-generating device, and the development of efficient anodic catalysts is essential for such a fuel cell. In this work Pt-Bi nanoparticles supported on micro-fabri- cated gold wire array substrate were synthesized using an electrochemical deposition method for formic acid oxida- tion in fuel cells. The surface morphology and element components of the Pt-Bi/Au nanoparticles were character- ized, and the catalytic activities of the three Pt-Bi/Au nanoparticle electrodes with different Pt/Bi ratios for formic acid oxidation were evaluated. It was found that Pt4Bi96/Au had a much higher catalytic activity than Pt11Bis89/Au and Pt13Bis87/Au, and Pt4Bi96/Au exhibited a current density of ***^-2, which was 27-times greater than that of Pt/Au. The electro-catalytic activity of the Pt-Bi/Au electrode for formic acid oxidation increased with the increasing Bi content, suggesting that it would be possible to achieve an efficient formic acid oxidation on the low Pt-loading. Therefore, the Pt-Bi/Au electrode offers a promising catalyst with a high activity for direct oxidation of formic acid in fuel cells.