Electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol on Pt catalyst supported on nitrogen-doped graphene induced by hydrazine reduction

Hydrazine is often used to reduce graphene oxide (GO) to produce graphene. Recent observationssuggested that when hydrazine is used to reduce GO, the resulting reduced graphene actually contains certain amounts of nitrogen dopants, which may influence the properties of the obtained material, and in...

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Main Authors: Zhao, Y., Zhou, Y., O'Hayre, R., Shao, Zongping
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11898
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author Zhao, Y.
Zhou, Y.
O'Hayre, R.
Shao, Zongping
author_facet Zhao, Y.
Zhou, Y.
O'Hayre, R.
Shao, Zongping
author_sort Zhao, Y.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Hydrazine is often used to reduce graphene oxide (GO) to produce graphene. Recent observationssuggested that when hydrazine is used to reduce GO, the resulting reduced graphene actually contains certain amounts of nitrogen dopants, which may influence the properties of the obtained material, and in some cases may be deployed for beneficial advantage. In this work, we prepared graphene oxide by the chemical oxidation method, then used either hydrazine or sodium borohydride(asacontrol) to reduce the graphene oxide to graphene and to explore the nature of the nitrogen functionalities introduced by hydrazine reduction. Pt nanoparticles were then deposited on the nitrogen doped (hydrazine-reduced) and undoped (control)graphene substrates, and the morphology, structure, and electrocatalytic methanol oxidation activity were characterized and evaluated. The results show that the nitrogen functional groups introduced into the graphene by hydrazine reduction greatly improve the electro-catalytic activity of the underlying Pt nanoparticles towards the methanol oxidation reaction.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-118982017-09-13T14:56:20Z Electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol on Pt catalyst supported on nitrogen-doped graphene induced by hydrazine reduction Zhao, Y. Zhou, Y. O'Hayre, R. Shao, Zongping A. Nanostructures D. Electrochemical properties A. Metals B. Chemical synthesis Hydrazine is often used to reduce graphene oxide (GO) to produce graphene. Recent observationssuggested that when hydrazine is used to reduce GO, the resulting reduced graphene actually contains certain amounts of nitrogen dopants, which may influence the properties of the obtained material, and in some cases may be deployed for beneficial advantage. In this work, we prepared graphene oxide by the chemical oxidation method, then used either hydrazine or sodium borohydride(asacontrol) to reduce the graphene oxide to graphene and to explore the nature of the nitrogen functionalities introduced by hydrazine reduction. Pt nanoparticles were then deposited on the nitrogen doped (hydrazine-reduced) and undoped (control)graphene substrates, and the morphology, structure, and electrocatalytic methanol oxidation activity were characterized and evaluated. The results show that the nitrogen functional groups introduced into the graphene by hydrazine reduction greatly improve the electro-catalytic activity of the underlying Pt nanoparticles towards the methanol oxidation reaction. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11898 10.1016/j.jpcs.2013.06.004 Pergamon restricted
spellingShingle A. Nanostructures
D. Electrochemical properties
A. Metals
B. Chemical synthesis
Zhao, Y.
Zhou, Y.
O'Hayre, R.
Shao, Zongping
Electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol on Pt catalyst supported on nitrogen-doped graphene induced by hydrazine reduction
title Electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol on Pt catalyst supported on nitrogen-doped graphene induced by hydrazine reduction
title_full Electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol on Pt catalyst supported on nitrogen-doped graphene induced by hydrazine reduction
title_fullStr Electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol on Pt catalyst supported on nitrogen-doped graphene induced by hydrazine reduction
title_full_unstemmed Electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol on Pt catalyst supported on nitrogen-doped graphene induced by hydrazine reduction
title_short Electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol on Pt catalyst supported on nitrogen-doped graphene induced by hydrazine reduction
title_sort electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol on pt catalyst supported on nitrogen-doped graphene induced by hydrazine reduction
topic A. Nanostructures
D. Electrochemical properties
A. Metals
B. Chemical synthesis
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11898