Atomic layer deposition of highly dispersed Pt nanoparticles on a high surface area electrode backbone for electrochemical promotion of catalysis

A novel catalyst design for electrochemical promotion of catalysis (EPOC) is proposed which overcomes the main bottlenecks that limit EPOC commercialization, i.e., the low dispersion and small surface area of metal catalysts. We have increased the surface area by using a porous composite electrode b...

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Veröffentlicht in:Electrochemistry communications 2017-11, Vol.84, p.40-44
Hauptverfasser: Hajar, Y., Di Palma, V., Kyriakou, V., Verheijen, M.A., Baranova, E.A., Vernoux, P., Kessels, W.M.M., Creatore, M., van de Sanden, M.C.M., Tsampas, M.N.
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Zusammenfassung:A novel catalyst design for electrochemical promotion of catalysis (EPOC) is proposed which overcomes the main bottlenecks that limit EPOC commercialization, i.e., the low dispersion and small surface area of metal catalysts. We have increased the surface area by using a porous composite electrode backbone made of (La0.8Sr0.2)0.95MnO3-δ/Ce0.9Gd0.1O1.95 (LSM/GDC). Highly dispersed Pt nanoparticles with an average diameter of 6.5nm have been deposited on LSM/GDC by atomic layer deposition (ALD). This novel design offers, for the first time, a controllable and reproducible method for the fabrication of EPOC catalysts. The bare electrode backbone shows negligible activity for propane oxidation, while in the presence of Pt nanoparticles a high catalytic activity is obtained above 200°C. The performance of the Pt-loaded LSM/GDC catalyst was significantly improved by application of small currents (I
ISSN:1388-2481
1873-1902
DOI:10.1016/j.elecom.2017.09.023