Pt-Doped and Pt-Supported La1-xSrxCoO3: Comparative Activity of Pt4+ and Pt0 Toward the CO Poisoning Effect in Formic Acid and Methanol Electro-oxidation

Anuj Bisht, Peng Zhang, C. Shivakumara, Sudhanshu Sharma

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Abstract

Pt-supported La1-xSrxCoO3 and Pt-doped La1-xSrxCoO3 are synthesized using chemical reduction and solution combustion method, respectively. Chemical reduction is carried out using formaldehyde as a reducing agent giving Pt-supported La1-xSrxCoO3. Solution combustion method is used to prepare Pt-doped La1-xSrxCoO3. Detailed characterization using X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area measurement, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is carried out to distinguish the Pt-supported and Pt-doped compounds in terms of their morphology and Pt oxidations states. TEM results indeed show the differences in their morphology. Further, electrochemical measurements are performed in neutral medium to differentiate their electrochemical activity. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) shows noticeable differences between Pt-supported La1-xSrxCoO3 and Pt-doped La1-xSrxCoO3. Importantly, our results show that Pt4+ in doped compound has poor to zero electrocatalytic activity toward formic acid and methanol electro-oxidation in comparison to Pt0 in supported compound. This study shows that metallic Pt in zero oxidation state is a superior catalyst to Pt in +4 oxidation state.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)14126-14134
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume119
Issue number25
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 25 2015
Externally publishedYes

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