Atomic layer deposition of ultra-trace Pt catalysts onto a titanium nitride nanowire array for electrocatalytic methanol oxidation

Junwei Sun; Xin Wang; Yanyan Song; Qianqian Wang; Yumei Song; Ding Yuan; Lixue Zhang

doi:10.1039/c9cc06370f

Atomic layer deposition of ultra-trace Pt catalysts onto a titanium nitride nanowire array for electrocatalytic methanol oxidation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Oct 31;55(88):13283-13286. doi: 10.1039/c9cc06370f.

Authors

Junwei Sun¹, Xin Wang¹, Yanyan Song¹, Qianqian Wang¹, Yumei Song², Ding Yuan³, Lixue Zhang¹

Affiliations

¹ College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemical Experimental Teaching Center, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, P. R. China. zhanglx@qdu.edu.
² Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Emergency Test for Dangerous Chemicals, Guangdong Institute of Analysis, 510070 Guangzhou, P. R. China.
³ College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemical Experimental Teaching Center, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, P. R. China. zhanglx@qdu.edu and Industrial Research Institute of Nonwovens & Technical Textiles, College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, P. R. China. yuanding@qdu.edu.cn.

PMID: 31626254
DOI: 10.1039/c9cc06370f

Abstract

Developing efficient and durable catalysts for methanol oxidation is of great significance for direct methanol fuel cells. Herein, we realized the deposition of ultra-trace Pt nanoparticles by atomic layer deposition (ALD) onto a three-dimensional (3D) titanium nitride (TiN) nanowire array grown on carbon cloth (CC), in which the 3D TiN nanowires provide a stable platform for the Pt nanoparticles, besides the inherent properties of high corrosion resistance and conductivity. Owing to the superior characteristics of the 3D TiN nanostructure as the support material and the strong interaction between Pt and TiN, the Pt nanoparticles on the TiN nanowire array show an enhanced electrocatalytic activity toward methanol oxidation compared to a commercial Pt/C catalyst. This work provides an effective strategy to fabricate 3D high-performance electrocatalysts for future energy applications.