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Vol. 6 No. 3 (2014)

Pt-Containing Ag2S-Noble Metal Nanocomposites as Highly Active Electrocatalysts for the Oxidation of Formic Acid

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03353789
Hui Liu
State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Yan Feng
State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Hongbin Cao
Research Centre for Process Pollution Control, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Jun Yang
State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

Corresponding Author: Jun Yang

jyang@mail.ipe.ac.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 6 No. 3 (2014), Article Number: 252-257

Abstract

Nanocomposites with synergistic effect are of great interest for their enhanced properties in a given application. Herein, we reported the high catalytic activity of Pt-containing Ag2S-noble metal nanocomposites in formic acid oxidation, which is a key reaction in direct formic acid fuel cell. The electrochemical measurements including voltammograms and chronoamperograms are used to characterize the catalytic property of Pt-containing nanocomposites for the oxidation of formic acid. In view of the limited literatures on using nanocomposites consisting of semiconductor and noble metals for catalyzing the reactions of polymer electrolyte membrane-based fuel cells, this study provides a helpful exploration for expanding the application of semiconductor-noble metal nanocomposites.

Keywords

Nanocomposites Synergistic effect Formic acid oxidation Direct formic acid fuel cell
Liu, Hui, Yan Feng, Hongbin Cao, and Jun Yang. 2014. “Pt-Containing Ag2S-Noble Metal Nanocomposites As Highly Active Electrocatalysts for the Oxidation of Formic Acid”. Nano-Micro Letters 6 (3):252-57. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03353789.
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