An Ultrasmall Ordered High-Entropy Intermetallic with Multiple Active Sites for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Journal of the American Chemical Society(2023)
摘要
Controlling multimetallic ensembles at the atomic level is significantly challenging, particularly for high-entropy alloys with more than five elements. Herein, we report an innovative ultrasmall (similar to 2 nm) PtFeCoNiCuZn high-entropy intermetallic (PFCNCZ-HEI) with a well-ordered structure synthesized by using the space-confined strategy. By exploiting these combined metals, the PFCNCZ-HEI nanoparticles achieve an ultrahigh mass activity of 2.403 A mg(Pt)(-1) at 0.90 V vs reversible hydrogen electrode for the oxygen reduction reaction, which is up to 19-fold higher than that of state-of-the-art commercial Pt/C. A proton exchange membrane fuel cell assembled with PFCNCZ-HEI as the cathode (0.03 mg(Pt) cm(-2)) exhibits a power density of 1.4 W cm(-2) and a high mass-normalized rated power of 45 W mg(Pt)(-1). Furthermore, theoretical calculations reveal that the outer electrons of the non-noble-metal atoms on the surface of the PFCNCZ-HEI nanoparticle are modulated to show characteristics of multiple active centers. This work offers a promising catalyst design direction for developing highly ordered HEI nanoparticles for electrocatalysis.
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