Citation: Xiaoya Cui, Yanchang Liu, Qiang Li, He Zhu, Shibo Xi, Jianrong Zeng. Ultrafast crystallinity engineering of PtCo₃ alloy for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(5): 110069. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110069 shu

Ultrafast crystallinity engineering of PtCo₃ alloy for enhanced oxygen reduction reaction

Xiaoya Cui ^{a, 1} ,
Yanchang Liu ^{b, 1} ,
Qiang Li ^c ,
He Zhu ^d ,
Shibo Xi ^{e, *,} ,
Jianrong Zeng ^{f, *,}

a.
National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Material Sciences and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
b.
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
c.
Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Institute of Solid State Chemistry, University of Science and Technology, Beijing 100083, China
d.
Herbert Gleiter Institute of Nanoscience, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
e.
Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2), Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore (A*STAR), Jurong RI 627833, Singapore
f.
Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China

xi_shibo@isce2.a-star.edu.sg

zengjr@sari.ac.cn

Received Date: 30 December 2023
Revised Date: 28 May 2024
Accepted Date: 29 May 2024
Available Online: 29 May 2024

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Efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) show significant importance for advancing the performance and affordability of proton exchange membrane fuel cells and other energy conversion devices. Herein, PtCo₃ nanoalloys dispersed on a carbon black support, were prepared using ultrafast Joule heating method. By tuning the heating modes, such as high-temperature shock and heating for 2 s, two kinds of PtCo₃ nanoalloys with varying crystallinities were obtained, referred to as PtCo₃HTS (average size of 5.4 nm) and PtCo₃HT-2 s (average size of 6.4 nm), respectively. Impressively, PtCo₃HTS exhibited superior electrocatalytic ORR activity and stability (E_1/₂ = 0.897 V vs. RHE and 36 mV negative shift after 50, 000 cycles), outperforming PtCo₃HT-2 s (E_1/₂ = 0.872 V and 16.2 mV negative shift), as well as the commercial Pt/C (20 wt%) catalyst (E_1/₂ = 0.847 V and 21.0 mV negative shift). The enhanced ORR performance of PtCo₃HTS may be attributed to its low crystallinity, which results in an active local electronic structure and chemical state, as confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) analyses. The ultrafast Joule heating method showed great potential for crystallinity engineering, offering a promising pathway to revolutionize the manufacturing of cost-effective and environmentally friendly catalysts for clean energy applications.
- Ultrafast high-temperature shock technique,
- Joule heating,
- Pt-based nanoalloy,
- Crystallinity engineering,
- Oxygen reduction reaction
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