Wang Yen-Zen, Ko Tsung-Han, Huang Wen-Yao, Hsieh Tar-Hwa, Ho Ko-Shan, Chen Yi-Yin, Hsieh Siang-Jhih
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Yun-Lin University of Science and Technology,123, Univ. Rd., Sec. 3, Douliou, Yun-Lin 64002, Taiwan.
Department of Photonics, National Sun Yat-sen University, 70 Lienhai Rd., Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan.
Polymers (Basel). 2018 Dec 14;10(12):1388. doi: 10.3390/polym10121388.
The Pt elements are prepared via the redox reaction with microwave (MW) irradiation in the presence of poly(p-phenylenediamine) (PpPD) which is polymerized on XC72 carbon matrix (PpPD/XC72), behaving as reducing agent. The free primary amines of PpPD are actually converted (oxidized) to secondary ones (5,10-dihydrophenazine) after MW irradiation. Transmission electronic microscopy (TEM) micrographs reveal the prepared Pt nanoparticles are well-dispersed on the carbon matrix like commercial Pt-implanted carbon nanocomposite (Pt/C). From the residue weights of thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) thermograms of Pt-loaded PpPD/XC72 (PpPD/XC72-Pt-MW), more Pt (18.49 wt %) nanoparticles are implanted on PpPD/XC72 composite. The Pt-implanted wt % on PpPD/XC72 matrix is just slightly lower than that of commercial Pt/C (22.30 wt %). The Pt-catalyst supports of PpPD/XC72-Pt-MW illustrate typical cyclic voltammograms (C-V) of Pt-catalyst, including significant Pt⁻H oxidation and Pt⁻O reduction peaks. The electrochemical active surface area of PpPD/XC72-Pt-MW is found to be as high as 60.1 m² g. Max. number of electron transfer during oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) approaches 3.83 for PpPD/XC72-Pt-MW, higher than that of commercial Pt/C (3.62). Single cell based on PpPD/XC72-Pt-MW demonstrates much higher specific max. power density to be 34.6 mW cm Pt, higher than that single cell prepared with commercial Pt/C electrode (30.6 mW cm Pt).
通过在聚(对苯二胺)(PpPD)存在下进行微波(MW)辐照的氧化还原反应制备Pt元素,PpPD在XC72碳基质(PpPD/XC72)上聚合,作为还原剂。MW辐照后,PpPD的游离伯胺实际上转化(氧化)为仲胺(5,10-二氢吩嗪)。透射电子显微镜(TEM)显微照片显示,制备的Pt纳米颗粒像商业Pt植入碳纳米复合材料(Pt/C)一样很好地分散在碳基质上。从负载Pt的PpPD/XC72(PpPD/XC72-Pt-MW)的热重分析(TGA)热重图的残留重量来看,更多的Pt(18.49 wt%)纳米颗粒被植入到PpPD/XC72复合材料上。PpPD/XC72基质上植入的Pt重量百分比略低于商业Pt/C(22.30 wt%)。PpPD/XC72-Pt-MW的Pt催化剂载体显示出典型的Pt催化剂循环伏安图(C-V),包括显著的Pt-H氧化峰和Pt-O还原峰。发现PpPD/XC72-Pt-MW的电化学活性表面积高达60.1 m²/g。对于PpPD/XC72-Pt-MW,氧还原反应(ORR)过程中的最大电子转移数接近3.83,高于商业Pt/C(3.62)。基于PpPD/XC72-Pt-MW的单电池显示出更高的比最大功率密度,为34.6 mW/cm² Pt,高于用商业Pt/C电极制备的单电池(30.6 mW/cm² Pt)。