Yongying Wang, Yangge Guo, Zhengwei Zhang, Zirui Wu, Chanez Maouche, Shuiyun Shen, Yi Li, Junliang Zhang, Juan Yang
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Abstract
Designing catalysts with high activity and stability to boost their ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) performance is one of the central targets in the development of direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs). However, how to design the EOR catalysts in a rational way is still challenging, needing more efforts put in. Herein, we have synthesized a catalyst of PtCu-SnO2 aerogel via ingeniously introducing Cu into Pt-SnO2 system, resulting in the formation of a main phase of alloy (PtCu)-amorphous oxide (a-SnO2) interface. Benefiting from the optimized structures, the PtCu-SnO2 aerogel displays excellent acidic EOR performance with 4.5 times promotion in activity compared to pure Pt aerogel. In-depth investigations through electrochemical in-situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations have shown that the absorbed OH on a-SnO2 surface together with the greatly-modified electronic structure of the alloy surface atoms can facilitate the C1 pathway and the oxidation of *CO intermediates for ethanol oxidation reaction. The resulting affinity of surface OH and the modification of reaction energies both in turn contribute to the improvement of EOR performance with high activity, stability, and anti-poisoning ability, proving interfacial engineering an effective strategy for the rational design of EOR catalyst.
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The Chemical Engineering Journal is an international research journal that invites contributions of original and novel fundamental research. It aims to provide an international platform for presenting original fundamental research, interpretative reviews, and discussions on new developments in chemical engineering. The journal welcomes papers that describe novel theory and its practical application, as well as those that demonstrate the transfer of techniques from other disciplines. It also welcomes reports on carefully conducted experimental work that is soundly interpreted. The main focus of the journal is on original and rigorous research results that have broad significance. The Catalysis section within the Chemical Engineering Journal focuses specifically on Experimental and Theoretical studies in the fields of heterogeneous catalysis, molecular catalysis, and biocatalysis. These studies have industrial impact on various sectors such as chemicals, energy, materials, foods, healthcare, and environmental protection.