{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["3(17)"],"submitter":["Wang Z"],"pubmed_abstract":["Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn nanoparticles (NPs) enriched with Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn/ultra-small SnO<sub>2</sub> interfaces (Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn@u-SnO<sub>2</sub>/NG) were synthesized through a thermal treatment of Pt<sub>2</sub>Sn/NG in a H<sub>2</sub> atmosphere, followed by annealing under H<sub>2</sub> and air conditions. The unique structure of Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn NPs enriched with Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn/SnO<sub>2</sub> interfaces was observed on the Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn@u-SnO<sub>2</sub>/NG catalyst based on HRTEM. The optimized Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn@u-SnO<sub>2</sub>/NG catalyst achieves high catalytic activity with an ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) activity of 366 mA mg<sub>Pt</sub> <sup>-1</sup> and a methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) activity of 503 mA mg<sub>Pt</sub> <sup>-1</sup> at the potential of 0.7 V, which are eight-fold and five-fold higher than those for the commercial Pt/C catalyst (44 and 99 mA mg<sub>Pt</sub> <sup>-1</sup>, respectively). The Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn@u-SnO<sub>2</sub>/NG catalyst is found to be 3 times more stable and have higher CO tolerance than Pt/C. The outstanding performance of the Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn@u-SnO<sub>2</sub>/NG catalyst should be ascribed to the synergetic effect induced by the unique structure of Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn NPs enriched with Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn/SnO<sub>2</sub> interfaces. The synergetic effect between Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn NPs and ultra-small SnO<sub>2</sub> increases the performance for alcohol oxidation because the Sn in both Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn and SnO<sub>2</sub> favors the removal of CO<sub>ads</sub> on the nearby Pt by providing OH<sub>ads</sub> species at low potentials. The present work suggests that the Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn@u-SnO<sub>2</sub> is indeed a unique kind of efficient electrocatalyst for alcohol electrooxidation."],"journal":["Nanoscale advances"],"pagination":["5062-5067"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9419862"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn nanoparticles enriched with SnO<sub>2</sub>/Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn interfaces for highly efficient alcohol electrooxidation."],"pmcid":["PMC9419862"],"pubmed_authors":["Lei Z","Lv H","Tan Y","Zhu W","Cheng N","Wu W","Wang Z","Zeng T","Wang L"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn nanoparticles enriched with SnO<sub>2</sub>/Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn interfaces for highly efficient alcohol electrooxidation.","description":"Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn nanoparticles (NPs) enriched with Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn/ultra-small SnO<sub>2</sub> interfaces (Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn@u-SnO<sub>2</sub>/NG) were synthesized through a thermal treatment of Pt<sub>2</sub>Sn/NG in a H<sub>2</sub> atmosphere, followed by annealing under H<sub>2</sub> and air conditions. The unique structure of Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn NPs enriched with Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn/SnO<sub>2</sub> interfaces was observed on the Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn@u-SnO<sub>2</sub>/NG catalyst based on HRTEM. The optimized Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn@u-SnO<sub>2</sub>/NG catalyst achieves high catalytic activity with an ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) activity of 366 mA mg<sub>Pt</sub> <sup>-1</sup> and a methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) activity of 503 mA mg<sub>Pt</sub> <sup>-1</sup> at the potential of 0.7 V, which are eight-fold and five-fold higher than those for the commercial Pt/C catalyst (44 and 99 mA mg<sub>Pt</sub> <sup>-1</sup>, respectively). The Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn@u-SnO<sub>2</sub>/NG catalyst is found to be 3 times more stable and have higher CO tolerance than Pt/C. The outstanding performance of the Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn@u-SnO<sub>2</sub>/NG catalyst should be ascribed to the synergetic effect induced by the unique structure of Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn NPs enriched with Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn/SnO<sub>2</sub> interfaces. The synergetic effect between Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn NPs and ultra-small SnO<sub>2</sub> increases the performance for alcohol oxidation because the Sn in both Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn and SnO<sub>2</sub> favors the removal of CO<sub>ads</sub> on the nearby Pt by providing OH<sub>ads</sub> species at low potentials. The present work suggests that the Pt<sub>3</sub>Sn@u-SnO<sub>2</sub> is indeed a unique kind of efficient electrocatalyst for alcohol electrooxidation.","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Aug","modification":"2025-04-18T15:47:57.343Z","creation":"2025-02-19T01:38:18.39Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9419862","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36132342"],"doi":["10.1039/d1na00314c"]}}