A Pt/SnO<sub>2</sub>/rGO interface more capable of converting ethanol to CO<sub>2</sub> in ethanol electro-oxidation: a detailed experimental/DFT study
Peiwen Xu, Shafei Zhao, Tingting Wang, Weijie Ji, Zhao‐Xu Chen, Chak‐Tong Au
Abstract
This study both experimentally and theoretically demonstrates the significance of the Pt/SnO 2 interface to control the overall activity and in particular, the dominant route in complete/incomplete oxidation for electrocatalytic ethanol oxidation.
Topics & Concepts
EthanolInterface (matter)Oxidation processEthanol fuelOxidation stateAlcohol oxidationMaterials scienceChemistryChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryCatalysisPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringGibbs isothermAdsorptionElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceAdvanced battery technologies research