Pore structure dependent activity and durability of mesoporous rhodium nanoparticles towards the methanol oxidation reaction
Yan Guo, Shuai Chen, Yuan Li, Yunwei Wang, Houbing Zou, Xili Tong
Abstract
This work reports a significant effect of porous structures on the electrocatalytic methanol oxidation performances of Rh-based catalysts. It is demonstrated that a three-dimensional net-like mesoporous structure with ultrathin subunits is beneficial to exposing more active sites and boosting electron transfer inside particles, thus presenting the highest activity.
Topics & Concepts
RhodiumMesoporous materialMethanolNanoparticleCatalysisDurabilityPorosityChemistryMaterials scienceChemical engineeringNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryComposite materialEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMesoporous Materials and Catalysis