The present invention relates to the field of nanomaterials and electrochemistry, and more particularly, to a preparation method for and use of a self-assembly-based nitrogen-doped ordered porous precious metal nanomaterial.
Structure-controllable precious metal nanomaterials have extremely high application values in medicine, biochemical sensing or the like, and also show a broad application prospect in fields such as catalytic conversion, optoelectronic materials and energy storage. In the field of fuel cells, precious metal platinum (Pt) is often used as a catalytic material for the cathodic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) due to its excellent stability and catalytic activity, and carbon-carried platinum (Pt/C) catalysts are commonly used at present. The structural design and optimization of Pt/C catalytic materials is a core task in the development of catalysts for fuel cells, so it is necessary to develop a novel catalytic material with long lifespan and low Pt loading capacity to achieve the purpose of improving the performances of membrane fuel cells.
The doping of nitrogen atoms in a catalyst carbon carrier material is crucial for the modification of Pt/C catalysts. The nitrogen atom has a radius similar to that of a carbon atom, and five extra-layer valence electrons of the nitrogen atom are prone to the formation of covalent bonds with carbon atoms to replace carbon atoms at different positions in a carbon lattice, thereby forming different types of nitrogen-doped structures, such as pyridine nitrogen, pyrrole nitrogen, graphite nitrogen or the like, which leads to the formation of defects and the increase in oxygen adsorption sites. In addition, the nitrogen atom has high electronegativity, which can change the charge distribution of carbon atoms to thus change the oxygen adsorption, thereby adjusting the chemical activity of a catalyst and improving the performances of ORR.
Porous nanomaterials have pores in a three-dimensional mesh-like porous structure, showing unique properties such as ultra-high specific surface area and high durability. The porous structure provides excellent mass transfer channels for oxygen reduction; and the large number of margin and defect sites provide more active centers for oxygen reduction. At present, porous precious metal nanomaterials are usually prepared with a co-precipitation or impregnation method. For the co-precipitation method, it is difficult to control the structures and sizes of pore channels, and also difficult to remove surface ligands from precious metal nanoparticles. In the impregnation method, it is difficult for a precious metal precursor to enter the pore channels of the porous structure, resulting in a low internal utilization rate of the material and an uneven loading capacity.
An object of the present invention is to provide a preparation method for and use of a self-assembly-based nitrogen-doped ordered porous precious metal nanomaterial, in which, with a pyridine nitrogen-containing amphiphilic block copolymer as a structure-directing agent and a phenolic resin as a template agent, a precious metal precursor is added, and self-assembly and carbonization are induced by means of volatilization of a solvent to prepare the nitrogen-doped ordered porous precious metal nanomaterial. The present invention achieves the regularity, dispersity and uniformity of the precious metal nanomaterial with simple operation. By means of self-assembly and in-situ pyridine nitrogen anchoring of precious metal particles, the precious metal is anchored to the surface or wall of the porous structure through the electronic effect, which achieves the uniform loading of active sites for precious metal nanoparticles, solves the problem of easy migration and inactivation after agglomeration of the precious metal nanoparticles, prolongs the lifespan of precious metal particles, and meanwhile also changes the charge distribution of carbon atoms to accelerate the breakage of O—O bonds and improve the ORR electrocatalytic performance of the material. The present invention has a broad application prospect. In addition, the porous material has a high specific surface area, which contributes to the transport and diffusion of reactants inside the material, such that the catalytic performance of the material can be improved. The method of the present invention is applicable to the preparation of a ORR catalyst for fuel cells.
The object of the present invention is achieved by the following technical solution.
A preparation method for a self-assembly-based nitrogen-doped ordered porous precious metal nanomaterial includes: with a pyridine nitrogen-containing amphiphilic block copolymer as a structure-directing agent and a phenolic resin as a template agent, adding a precious metal precursor, inducing self-assembly by means of volatilization of a solvent, and carbonizing in an inert atmosphere to prepare the nitrogen-doped ordered porous precious metal nanomaterial, wherein the nitrogen-doped ordered porous precious metal nanomaterial has a honeycomb- or mesh-like porous structure with pore channels orderly arranged and precious metal particles uniformly located on surfaces or walls of the porous nanomaterial. The following specific steps are included:
In the amphiphilic block copolymer, a hydrophilic block is a pyridine-containing block capable of interacting with the precious metal precursor by hydrogen bonding, and is preferably selected from poly-(4-vinylpyridine) or poly-(2-vinylpyridine); and a hydrophobic block is a polymer with a hydrophobic property, and is selected from, for example, polystyrene.
The precious metal in the precious metal precursor includes, but is not limited to, one or more of platinum, gold, iridium, and ruthenium.
The orderly arranged pores of the nitrogen-doped ordered porous precious metal nanomaterial each have a diameter in a range of 10 nm to 200 nm; and the precious metal particles have diameters in a range of 0.2 nm to 25 nm.
The carrier in step (3) includes any one of carbon paper, ITO glass, or a silicon wafer.
The present invention further claims use of the nitrogen-doped ordered porous precious metal nanomaterial for catalysis on a cathode of a fuel cell. The nitrogen-doped ordered porous precious metal nanomaterial is for use in preparation of a cathodic oxygen reduction catalyst for the fuel cell. A method is as follows:
for a half cell: dropping 5 μl of 0.05% perfluorosulfonic acid-polytetrafluoroethylene Copolymer™ (Nafion™) onto a rotating disc glassy carbon electrode, and 3 minutes after solvent volatilization, contacting the rotating disc electrode (RDE) with a carrier loading the nitrogen-doped ordered porous precious metal nanomaterial for 24 hours, to transfer a porous structure to a platinum-carbon electrode; and
for a single cell: spin-coating the organic/precious metal precursor solution from step (2) to a piece of carbon paper of 2×2 cm2, performing the remaining steps that are the same as those for the half cell, to obtain a carbon paper-loaded nitrogen-doped ordered porous noble metal nanomaterial, and then assembling a membrane electrode (MEA) for a fuel cell test.
The present invention has the following beneficial effects:
In summary, the present invention achieves the regularity, dispersity and uniformity of the precious metal nanomaterial with simple operation. By means of self-assembly and in-situ pyridine nitrogen anchoring of precious metal particles, the precious metal is anchored to the surfaces or walls of the porous structure by means of electronic effects, which achieves the uniform loading of active sites for precious metal nanoparticles, solves the problem of migration and inactivation after agglomeration of the precious metal nanoparticles, prolongs the lifespan of the precious metal particles, and can also change the charge distribution of carbon atoms to accelerate the breakage of O—O bonds and improve the ORR electrocatalytic performance of the material. The present invention has a broad application prospect. In addition, the porous material has a high specific surface area, which contributes to the transport and diffusion of reactants in the material, such that the catalytic performance of the material can be improved. The present invention is applicable to the preparation of a cathodic oxygen reduction catalyst for fuel cells.
The following provides further illustration of the present invention, which is not limited thereto.
The following steps were included.
For a half cell, 5 μl of 0.05% perfluorosulfonic acid-polytetrafluoroethylene Copolymer™ (Nafion™) was dropped onto a rotating disc glassy carbon electrode, and 3 minutes after solvent volatilization, the rotating disc electrode (RDE) was allowed to contact with a carrier loading the nitrogen-doped ordered porous precious metal nanomaterial for 24 hours, to transfer a porous structure to a platinum-carbon electrode.
A similar method to Embodiment 1 was used, except step (3) in which a substrate carrier was replaced with ITO glass. The remaining steps were the same, and the resulting CV of the prepared nitrogen-doped ordered porous precious metal nanomaterial was shown in
A similar method to Embodiment 1 was used, except step (3) in which a substrate carrier was replaced with a piece of carbon paper. Accordingly, the solution was directly spin-coated onto the carbon paper of 2×2 cm2, which was then carbonized to obtain samples labelled as HC-L0, HC-L1, HC-L2, and HC-L3, with Pt loads of 0.025 mg/cm2, 0.033 mg/cm2, 0.068 mg/cm2, and 0.102 mg/cm2, respectively.
The organic/precious metal precursor solution from step (2) was spin-coated onto the carbon paper of 2×2 cm2; the remaining steps that were the same as those in Embodiment 1 were performed to obtain a carbon paper-supporting nitrogen-doped ordered porous noble metal nanomaterial; and then a membrane electrode (MEA) was assembled for a fuel cell test.
A similar method to Embodiment 1 was used, except that: in step (1), a mass ratio of a block copolymer to a phenolic resin was 1:3; and in step (2), a molar ratio of Pt to P4VP was 1:40. The remaining steps were the same, and the prepared nitrogen-doped ordered porous precious metal nanomaterial was shown in
A similar method to Embodiment 1 was used, except that: in step (1), a mass ratio of a block copolymer to a phenolic resin was 1:0.5, and the concentration of the block copolymer was 3 mg/mL; and in step (2), a molar ratio of Pt to vinylpyridine was 1:50. The porous structure of the resulting nitrogen-doped ordered porous Pt nanomaterial was shown in
A similar method to Embodiment 1 was used, except step (2) in which a molar ratio of Pt to vinylpyridine was 1:20. The porous structure of the resulting nitrogen-doped ordered porous Pt nanomaterial was shown in
A method similar to Embodiment 1 was used, except that: in the polystyrene-poly-(4-vinylpyridine) in step (1), the number-average molecular weight of polystyrene was 19,900, and the number-average molecular weight of poly-(4-vinylpyridine) was 29,400; and in step (2), a molar ratio of the added Pt to the added vinylpyridine was 1:3; and in step (4), a carbonization temperature was 400° C. The remaining steps were the same. The structure of the resulting nitrogen-doped ordered porous Pt nanomaterial was shown in
A method similar to Embodiment 7 was used, except step (3) in which the withdrawal rate was changed to 3 mm/min and 1 mm/min; the thickness of the Pt/block copolymer/phenolic resin template increases; and the number of layers of the nitrogen-doped ordered porous Pt nanomaterial increases with the withdrawal rate (
A method similar to Embodiment 1 was used, except that: polystyrene-poly-(2-vinylpyridine) was used in step (1), the number-average molecular weight of polystyrene was 40,000, the number-average molecular weight of poly-(2-vinylpyridine) was 18,000, and the concentration of the block copolymer was 10 mg/mL; and in step (3), the solution was transferred to a silicon wafer by a spin-coating method, at spin-coating rates of 400 rpm and 3,000 rpm, respectively. The remaining steps were the same. The porous structure of the resulting nitrogen-doped ordered porous Pt nanomaterial was shown in
A method similar to Embodiment 1 was used, except that: in step (2), the added precious metal precursor was Au, and a molar ratio of Au to vinylpyridine was 1:5; and in step (3), the withdrawal rates were 5 mm/min and 3 mm/min, respectively. The porous structure of the resulting nitrogen-doped ordered porous Au nanomaterial was shown in
A method similar to Embodiment 10 was used, except that: in step (1), a mass ratio of polystyrene-poly-(4-vinylpyridine) to phenolic resin was 1:2; in step (2), the added precious metal precursor was Ir, and a molar ratio of Ir to vinylpyridine was 1:20; and in step (4), the carbonization temperature was 500° C. The porous structure of the resulting nitrogen-doped ordered porous Ir nanomaterial was shown in
A method similar to Embodiment 10 was used, except that: in step (2), the added precious metal precursor was Ru, and a molar ratio of Ru to vinylpyridine was 1:10; and in step (3), a template was prepared by a spin-coating method at a spin-coating rate of 1,500 r/min. The porous structure of the resulting nitrogen-doped ordered porous Ru nanomaterial was shown in
A method similar to Embodiment 1 was used, except that: in the polystyrene-poly-(4-vinylpyridine) used in step (1), the number-average molecular weight of polystyrene was 41,500, the number-average molecular weight of poly-(4-vinylpyridine) was 17,500, and a mass ratio of the block copolymer to the phenolic resin in step (1) was 1:0.5; and in step (3), the precious metal precursor included Pt and Ru, and a molar ratio of the total atomic weight of Pt and Ru to vinylpyridine was 1:50; The porous structure of the resulting nitrogen-doped ordered porous precious metal nanomaterial was shown in
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202110226438.1 | Mar 2021 | CN | national |
This application is the national phase entry of International Application No. PCT/CN2021/081666, filed on Mar. 19, 2021, which is based upon and claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202110226438.1, filed on Mar. 1, 2021, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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PCT/CN2021/081666 | 3/19/2021 | WO |