Tailoring rapid thermal synthesis of Pt-based alloy nanoparticles on carbon support for hydrogen evolution reaction

Autor(en)
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
Abstrakt

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(en)
Experimentelle Grundausbildung und Hochschuldidaktik, Institut für Materialchemie, Institut für Funktionelle Materialien und Katalyse, Fakultät für Physik, Physik Nanostrukturierter Materialien, Isotopenphysik
Externe Organisation(en)
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
Band
152
ISSN
0360-3199
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.150172
Publikationsdatum
07-2025
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
103018 Materialphysik, 103042 Elektronenmikroskopie, 104005 Elektrochemie
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Fuel Technology, Condensed Matter Physics, Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 7 – Bezahlbare und saubere Energie
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