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Enhanced hydrogen evolution properties obtained by ultrasonic-cyclic voltammetry modification of C-supported PtCu thin film catalyst

Metals and Materials International, ISSN: 2005-4149, Vol: 23, Issue: 3, Page: 603-609
2017
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Carbon-supported Pt-Cu (Pt-Cu/C) bimetallic catalyst was synthesized by Ion Beam Sputtering technology and subsequently annealed in vacuum and electrochemically etched by Ultrasonic-Cyclic Voltammetry (US-CV). Electrochemical measurements indicate that the sample was modified electrochemically by US-CV shows higher catalytic activity towards hydrogen evolution reaction than pure Pt/C. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy and electronic differential system analysis reveal that the surface of post-processed catalyst produced PtCu@Pt core-shell structure which increasing the efficiency of Pt. Transmission electron microscope analysis displays that on the surface of PtCu@Pt core-shell particles detects lattice compressive strain, the lattice compression variable is around 1.12%. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis confirms that the Pt4f binding energy of the post-processed PtCu/C is 71.10 eV, decreased by 0.2 eV compared to pure Pt/C (71.3 eV). It can be inferred that the enhancement of catalytic property attribute to the Cu atoms modified the geometric structure and electronic structure of the Pt atoms.

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