Enhancement of Durability and Electrocatalytic Activity of Pt/C via CTAB-Modified Ultrathin Mesoporous Silica Coating for Methanol Oxidation
Guodong Xu![https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0202-145X](/media/client/orcid_16x16.png)
A Institute of New Energy on Chemical Storage and Power Sources, School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Yancheng Teachers University, No. 2 Xiwang Avenue, Yancheng, 224007, Jiangsu Province, China.
B Corresponding authors. Email: xuguodong003@gmail.com; 18662063129@163.com
Australian Journal of Chemistry 71(11) 907-913 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH18356
Submitted: 25 July 2018 Accepted: 15 September 2018 Published: 5 October 2018
Abstract
An ultrathin mesoporous silica layer was directly coated onto Pt/C (Pt/C@mSiO2) using a cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB)-modified Stöber method without introducing an intermediate layer. The stability of the synthesised Pt/C@mSiO2 was evaluated by the accelerated potential cycling test (APCT). The electrochemically active surface area (ECSA) of the Pt/C@mSiO2 remained at 90 % while the ECSA of the Pt/C decreased to 51 % after APCT. Transmission electron microscopy images of the Pt/C and the Pt/C@mSiO2 before and after APCT suggest the silica coating effectively suppressed Pt aggregation. Furthermore, the Pt/C@mSiO2 exhibited higher electrocatalytic activity for methanol oxidation reaction than Pt/C.
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