Journal of Inorganic Materials ›› 2025, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (1): 39-46.DOI: 10.15541/jim20240296

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Oxygen Reduction Reaction on Pt3Co High-index Facets by Density Functional Theory

LIU Lei1,2,3(), GUO Ruihua1,2,3(), WANG Li4, WANG Yan5, ZHANG Guofang1, GUAN Lili1,2   

  1. 1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Science & Technology, Baotou 014010, China
    2. Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramic Materials and Devices, Inner Mongolia University of Science & Technology, Baotou 014010, China
    3. Key Laboratory of Green Extraction & Efficient Utilization of Light Rare-Earth Resources, Ministry of Education, Inner Mongolia University of Science & Technology, Baotou 014010, China
    4. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Science & Technology, Baotou 014010, China
    5. Baotou Research Institute of Rare Earths, Baotou 014020, China
  • Received:2024-06-18 Revised:2024-08-23 Published:2025-01-20 Online:2024-09-02
  • Contact: GUO Ruihua, professor. E-mail: grh7810@163.com
  • About author:LIU Lei (2000-), male, Master candidate. E-mail: 1371281920@qq.com
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(51864040);National Natural Science Foundation of China(51962028);National Natural Science Foundation of China(52162010);Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Science and Technology Program(2021GG0042);Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Youth Science and Technology Excellence in Higher Education(NJYT22064);Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Natural Science Foundation Program(2022MS05018);Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Natural Science Foundation Program(2022LHMS05021)

Abstract:

Pt3Co catalyst is the most active catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in Pt based alloys, in which synthesis of Pt3Co high-index facets (HIFs) is an effective strategy to improve its catalytic performance. However, HIFs possessing the highest ORR activity have not yet been clarified, and at present, there is a lack of a systematic study on the ORR of Pt3Co HIFs. In this study, six different Pt3Co HIFs were constructed, and their stability was proved through ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) calculations. Binding energies (BE) of *O, *OH and *OOH intermediates for the six Pt3Co HIFs during ORR process were calculated by density functional theory (DFT), and d-band center (εd), Bader charge and coordination number (CN) were used to explain the different binding energies at terrace and edge sites. Relationship between CN of adsorbed atoms and εd was also analyzed. Overpotential (η) during ORR was analyzed through ORR free energy step diagram, and it revealed that the magnitude of η was mainly related to *OH binding energy (BE-*OH). The Pt3Co(211) facet has the smallest η, which at the Pt3Co(211) terrace site reaches 0.294 eV. Therefore, this work provides a sound theoretical basis for the development of high ORR activity HIFs catalysts.

Key words: Pt3Co catalyst, high-index facet, density functional theory, oxygen reduction reaction

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