Laser assisted solution synthesis of high performance graphene supported electrocatalysts

Y Peng, J Cao, J Yang, W Yang… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Y Peng, J Cao, J Yang, W Yang, C Zhang, X Li, RAW Dryfe, L Li, IA Kinloch, Z Liu
Advanced Functional Materials, 2020Wiley Online Library
Simple, yet versatile, methods to functionalize graphene flakes with metal (oxide)
nanoparticles are in demand, particularly for the development of advanced catalysts. Herein,
based on light‐induced electrochemistry, a laser‐assisted, continuous, solution route for the
simultaneous reduction and modification of graphene oxide with catalytic nanoparticles is
reported. Electrochemical graphene oxide (EGO) is used as starting material and electron–
hole pair source due to its low degree of oxidation, which imparts structural integrity and an …
Abstract
Simple, yet versatile, methods to functionalize graphene flakes with metal (oxide) nanoparticles are in demand, particularly for the development of advanced catalysts. Herein, based on light‐induced electrochemistry, a laser‐assisted, continuous, solution route for the simultaneous reduction and modification of graphene oxide with catalytic nanoparticles is reported. Electrochemical graphene oxide (EGO) is used as starting material and electron–hole pair source due to its low degree of oxidation, which imparts structural integrity and an ability to withstand photodegradation. Simply illuminating a solution stream containing EGO and metal salt (e.g., H2PtCl6 or RuCl3) with a 248 nm wavelength laser produces reduced EGO (rEGO, oxygen content 4.0 at%) flakes, decorated with Pt (≈2.0 nm) or RuO2 (≈2.8 nm) nanoparticles. The RuO2–rEGO flakes exhibit superior catalytic activity for the oxygen evolution reaction, requiring a small overpotential of 225 mV to reach a current density of 10 mA cm−2. The Pt–rEGO flakes (10.2 wt% of Pt) show enhanced mass activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction, and similar performance for oxygen reduction reaction compared to a commercial 20 wt% Pt/C catalyst. This simple production method is also used to deposit PtPd alloy and MnOx nanoparticles on rEGO, demonstrating its versatility in synthesizing functional nanoparticle‐modified graphene materials.
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