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电化学(中英文) ›› 2023, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (5): 2203081.  doi: 10.13208/j.electrochem.2203081

所属专题: “电催化和燃料电池”专题文章

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磷掺杂的Ru-Pt合金催化剂及其电催化碱性析氢性能

黄荣钦a, 廖卫平b, 晏梦璇b, 刘石a, 李远明a, 康雄武a,*()   

  1. a广东慧氢能源科技有限公司,广东 广州 510000
    b广东电网有限责任公司江门供电局,广东 江门 529000
  • 收稿日期:2022-03-08 修回日期:2022-03-22 接受日期:2022-04-05 出版日期:2023-05-28 发布日期:2022-04-07

P-doped Ru-Pt Alloy Catalyst toward High Performance Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Rong-Qin Huanga, Wei-Ping Liaob, Meng-Xuan Yanb, Shi Liua, Yuan-Ming Lia, Xiong-Wu Kanga,*()   

  1. aGuangdong Huihydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd, Guangzhou 510000, China
    bJiangmen Power Supply Bureau of Guangdong Power Grid Co., Ltd, Jiangmen 529000, China
  • Received:2022-03-08 Revised:2022-03-22 Accepted:2022-04-05 Published:2023-05-28 Online:2022-04-07
  • Contact: * Tel: (86-20)39381206, E-mail: esxkang@scut.edu.cn

摘要:

可再生能源驱动电催化水分解产氢气在现代氢能及氢燃料电池可持续发展方面,有着极其重要的地位。其中,性能优良催化剂的设计与开发又是重中之重。本文重点发展了一种磷掺杂的铂-钌合催化剂(Ru-P)#Pt/C),TEM分析确认Ru金属纳米粒子的球形形态,XRD表征Ru纳米粒子以六方密堆积形式存在。XPS分析进一步说明了Ru以金属态存在,Pt的原子比在14.5%左右,且以轻微氧化的状态存在,表明其可能与P成键。(Ru-P)@Pt合金催化剂在碱性电解液中表现出优异的电解水析氢性能,在10 mA·cm-2的电流密度下的过电位仅为17 mV vs. RHE,Tafel斜率值为27 mV·dec-1,表明该催化剂析氢决速步为Tafel步骤。而同等条件下,仅P掺杂的Ru催化剂及Pt负载的P掺杂的CNT,其性能均远逊于该目标催化剂,表明了P与Pt共掺杂的协同作用。(Ru-P)#Pt/C合金催化剂经过24 h耐久性测试,其10 mA·cm-2的过电位及稳定性测试后LSV电流仅出现轻微衰退。这表明P掺杂的Ru-Pt合金催化剂中Ru、Pt、P活性位点间的协同作用,显著提高了电催化析氢活性与稳定性,为高性能碱性电解水析氢催化剂的设计打开了广阔的前景。

关键词: Ru-Pt合金, 磷掺杂, 协同效应, 双活性位点

Abstract:

Electrocatalytic water splitting represents grand promise for hydrogen fuel in modern energy equipment, and the design and fabrication of higher performance catalysts are at the central. Herein, we report the sequential phosphorus (P)-doping into ruthenium (Ru) nanoparticles (Ru-P/C) by thermal annealing of Ru nanoparticles in phosphine (PH3) atmosphere and deposition of extremely low concentration of platinum (Pt) to obtain P-doped Ru-Pt alloy catalyst supported on carbon nanotubes (CNTs), which is denoted as (Ru-P)#Pt/C. The data by X-ray diffraction spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy show that the Ru nanoparticles existed in the form of hexagonal close-packed (hcp) phase with low crystallinity. The results by high-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy indicate that Ru was mainly in metallic state, and Pt was slightly and positively charged, ascribing to the bonding with P atoms. This indicates that the highly diluted Pt atoms may be dispersed on the surface of Ru nanoparticles through Ru-P-Pt bonds. Accordingly, the as-prepared (Ru-P)#Pt/C alloy catalysts displayed excellent alkaline hydrogen evolution activity, revealing only 17 mV vs. RHE at a current density of 10 mA·cm-2 and a Tafel slope value of 27 mV·dec-1, superior to those of the controlled samples Ru-P/C and trace amount of Pt loaded P-doped CNTs (Pt/C-P). Density functional theory (DFT) calculation suggests that P-doping into Ru can enhance the adsorption of water molecules and the activation for water splitting, while the Pt site on Ru-Pt alloy can behave as the hydrogen desorption site. Thus, the superior performance of (Ru-P)#Pt/C alloy catalyst might be attributed to the synergistic effect of P-doped Ru sites and Pt sites, which significantly improves the alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction kinetics.

Key words: Ru-Pt alloy, Phosphorus-doping, Synergistic effect, Dual active sites