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The exclusive surface and electronic effects of Ni on promoting the activity of Pt towards alkaline hydrogen oxidation

Show Author's Information Kuncan Wang1,§,  Hao Yang2,§,  Juntao Zhang1,  Guomian Ren3,  Tao Cheng2,  Yong Xu3( ),  Xiaoqing Huang1( )
State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China

§ Kuncan Wang and Hao Yang contributed equally to this work.

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electronic property, ultrathin Pt nanowire, surface decoration, Ni location, hydrogen oxidation reaction
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Ni modification is considered as an efficient strategy for boosting the performance of Pt towards alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR), yet its specific role is largely undecoded. Here, ultrathin Pt nanowires (NWs) are selected as models for revealing the significance of Ni modification on HOR by precisely positioning Ni on distinct positions of Pt NWs. Ni solely influences the electronic properties of Pt and thus weakens *H adsorption when it is located in the core of PtNi alloyed NWs, leading to a moderate improvement of alkaline HOR activity. When Ni is distributed in both core and surface of PtNi alloyed NWs, Ni strongly weakens *H adsorption but strengthens *OH adsorption. On the other hand, the electronic properties of Pt are hardly influenced when Ni is deposited on the surface of Pt NWs, on which the strong *H and *OH adsorptions lead to the improved HOR activity. This work reveals the significance of Ni modification on HOR, but also promotes the fundamental researches on catalyst design for fuel cell reactions and beyond.


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The exclusive surface and electronic effects of Ni on promoting the activity of Pt towards alkaline hydrogen oxidation

Show Author's information Kuncan Wang1,§, Hao Yang2,§, Juntao Zhang1, Guomian Ren3, Tao Cheng2, Yong Xu3( ), Xiaoqing Huang1( )
State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Energy Materials, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China

§ Kuncan Wang and Hao Yang contributed equally to this work.

Abstract

Ni modification is considered as an efficient strategy for boosting the performance of Pt towards alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR), yet its specific role is largely undecoded. Here, ultrathin Pt nanowires (NWs) are selected as models for revealing the significance of Ni modification on HOR by precisely positioning Ni on distinct positions of Pt NWs. Ni solely influences the electronic properties of Pt and thus weakens *H adsorption when it is located in the core of PtNi alloyed NWs, leading to a moderate improvement of alkaline HOR activity. When Ni is distributed in both core and surface of PtNi alloyed NWs, Ni strongly weakens *H adsorption but strengthens *OH adsorption. On the other hand, the electronic properties of Pt are hardly influenced when Ni is deposited on the surface of Pt NWs, on which the strong *H and *OH adsorptions lead to the improved HOR activity. This work reveals the significance of Ni modification on HOR, but also promotes the fundamental researches on catalyst design for fuel cell reactions and beyond.

Keywords: electronic property, ultrathin Pt nanowire, surface decoration, Ni location, hydrogen oxidation reaction

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Received: 06 January 2022
Revised: 10 February 2022
Accepted: 11 February 2022
Published: 08 April 2022
Issue date: July 2022

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The authors thank the financial supports by the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2020YFB1505802), the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Nos. 2017YFA0208200, and 2016YFA0204100), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 22025108, 22121001 and 51802206), Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (No. 2021B1515020081), and Start-up Supports from Xiamen University and Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials and Energy Storage Devices (No. 20195010002).

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