Tailoring rapid thermal synthesis of Pt-based alloy nanoparticles on carbon support for hydrogen evolution reaction
- Author(s)
- Huanqing Zhang, Stefan Manuel Noisternig, Qixiang Jiang, Martin Šala, Daniel Bautista – Anguis, Zequn Zhang, Stefan Wurster, Adam Elbataioui, Kaikai Song, Christian Rentenberger, Lidija D. Rafailović, Jürgen Eckert
- Abstract
The controlled integration of multiple immiscible elements into Pt alloy nanoparticles (NPs) to develop novel electrocatalysts presents significant potential for advancing sustainable energy technologies. In this study, we use a simple method for mixing diverse metal elements from their precursor salt solutions to form alloy NPs. The synthesis was carried out by subjecting a mixture of precursor metal salts supported on carbon paper (CP) to thermal shock, rapidly increasing the temperature to ∼ 1600 K. By modulating the types and numbers of metal elements, we synthesized multicomponent metal NPs with tailored chemical compositions and sizes. To validate the practical application of this catalyst, we evaluated its hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity during water splitting under acidic conditions. The synthesized CP-PtNiRu electrocatalyst demonstrates an overpotential of 30.5 mV at a current density of 10 mA/cm2, comparable to that of commercial Pt/C electrodes, significantly enhancing the utilization efficiency of Pt-based electrocatalysts.
- Organisation(s)
- Basic Experimental Physics Training and University Didactics, Department of Materials Chemistry, Department of Functional Materials and Catalysis, Faculty of Physics, Physics of Nanostructured Materials, Isotope Physics
- External organisation(s)
- Montanuniversität Leoben, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW), Institute for Materials Chemistry and Research, National Institute of Chemistry, Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH, Shandong University at Weihai
- Journal
- International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
- Volume
- 152
- ISSN
- 0360-3199
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.150172
- Publication date
- 07-2025
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 103018 Materials physics, 103042 Electron microscopy, 104005 Electrochemistry
- Keywords
- ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Fuel Technology, Condensed Matter Physics, Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
- Portal url
- https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/89ab4030-7df8-4b4c-ae77-b348b5f07e15