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Electrocatalytic Properties of TiO2-Embedded Pt Nanoparticles in Oxidation of Methanol: Particle Size Effect and Proton Spillover Effect

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Size-controlled Pt nanoparticles embedded in TiO2 were prepared by simultaneous dual-gun sputtering from pure targets of Pt and TiO2. The mean diameter of the Pt nanoparticles, as confirmed by their transmission electron microscopic images, was varied from ∼2 to ∼4 nm by changing the RF power ratio of Pt and TiO2. The transmission electron diffraction and X-ray diffraction patterns of the Pt nanoparticles embedded in TiO2 confirmed that the Pt particles are polycrystalline, whereas the TiO2 matrix is amorphous. The electrocatalytic properties of Pt/TiO2 were strongly influenced by the particle size and the TiO2 support. The presence of the TiO2 support led to higher electronic density on Pt, changing its chemisorption properties, weakening the Pt–CO bonds, and increasing its CO oxidation activity. The high CO oxidation activity of the Pt nanoparticles embedded in TiO2 can be also attributed to the ability of TiO2 to provide highly reactive oxygen atoms. CO desorbed at higher onset potential with a decrease in the particle size, which is related to quantum-size effects in the Pt nanoparticles. The high activity of methanol oxidation on the Pt/TiO2 electrode resulted from the homogeneous dispersion and the miniaturization of Pt. In addition, we found that the enhanced catalytic activity in the Pt/TiO2 electrodes correlated to proton spillover phenomena in TiO2 and was measured by performing an in situ electrochromic test.

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This research was financially supported by the Korean Ministry of Knowledge Economy through the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning under contract number 2008-N-FC08-P-01. This work was also supported by the Research Center for Energy Conversion & Storage and the WCU (World Class University) program through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Education, Science & Technology (R31-10013). Yong-Hun Cho acknowledges a financial support by Priority Research Centers Program through NRF funded by MEST (2009-0093814).

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  1. Fuel Cell Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hawolgok-dong 39-1, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-791, South Korea

    Sung Jong Yoo, Kug-Seung Lee, Soo-Kil Kim & Tae-Hoon Lim

  2. School of Advanced Materials Engineering, Kookmin University, 861-1 Jeongneung-dong, Seoul, 136-702, South Korea

    Yong-Hun Cho

  3. World Class University Program of Chemical Convergence for Energy & Environment, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, 56-1 Shinlimdong, Seoul, 151-742, South Korea

    Yung-Eun Sung

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Yoo, S.J., Lee, KS., Cho, YH. et al. Electrocatalytic Properties of TiO2-Embedded Pt Nanoparticles in Oxidation of Methanol: Particle Size Effect and Proton Spillover Effect. Electrocatal 2, 297–306 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12678-011-0066-x

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