title: Mild Synthesis of Pt/SnO2 /Graphene Nanocomposites with Remarkably Enhanced Ethanol Electro-oxidation Activity and Durability.
abstract: We have designed a new Pt/SnO2 /graphene nanomaterial by using L-arginine as a linker; this material shows the unique Pt-around-SnO2 structure. The Sn(2+) cations reduce graphene oxide (GO), leading to the in situ formation of SnO2 /graphene hybrids. L-Arginine is used as a linker and protector to induce the in situ growth of Pt nanoparticles (NPs) connected with SnO2 NPs and impede the agglomeration of Pt NPs. The obtained Pt/SnO2 /graphene composites exhibit superior electrocatalytic activity and stability for the ethanol oxidation reaction as compared with the commercial Pt/C catalyst owing to the close-connected structure between the Pt NPs and SnO2 NPs. This work should have a great impact on the rational design of future metal-metal oxide nanostructures with high catalytic activity and stability for fuel cell systems.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, 92 West Da-Zhi Street, Harbin 150001 (P.R. China).
authors.forename: Yunteng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.affiliation: Institute of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, 92 West Da-Zhi Street, Harbin 150001 (P.R. China). gao_yunzhihit@hit.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yunzhi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Institute of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, 92 West Da-Zhi Street, Harbin 150001 (P.R. China).
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, 92 West Da-Zhi Street, Harbin 150001 (P.R. China).
authors.forename: Jiancun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Institute of Advanced Chemical Power Sources, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, 92 West Da-Zhi Street, Harbin 150001 (P.R. China).
authors.forename: Geping
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yin
keywords: arginine; electrochemistry; ethanol oxidation; metal oxides; nanoparticles