Background
The development of human civilization has been advanced to date, and the importance of energy is self-evident as the human society continues to advance at a high rate. With the continuous use of the three major ore energy sources, the problems of energy storage, excessive mining, environmental pollution and the like become more serious. Although each energy technological innovation and breakthrough has a great influence on the development of productivity and social change, all the social progress is built on the basis of using a large amount of fossil fuel to date. In the face of the demand for energy sources for global economy and population growth, and the increasing exhaustion of traditional energy sources, and the gradual deterioration of human living environment, the development of clean renewable new energy sources is the only way to maintain human sustainable development.
The hydrogen energy has the advantages of cleanness, high efficiency, environmental friendliness and the like, and is considered as an ideal energy source in the 21 st century. In addition, the bulk of hydrogen is in the form of compound water, and about 70% of the earth's surface is covered with water, so hydrogen is an "inexhaustible" energy source. As such, the united states, japan, etc. have been developing hydrogen fuel cells in our country, for example, the united states has established a national hydrogen energy development route as early as 2002, and japan is implementing a new solar plan to develop hydrogen energy economy. A fuel cell, which is an energy conversion device that can directly convert chemical energy into electrical energy as a hydrogen energy utilization technology, has high conversion efficiency, and the electrochemical reaction process thereof is a process of generating water by a hydrogen-oxygen reaction.
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) are green, efficient, and high-energy-density energy conversion devices, which can directly convert chemical energy into electric energy, and have the advantages of fast start, no pollution, and conversion efficiency up to 40%. The core component of the PEMFC is a Membrane Electrode (MEA), which is formed by hot pressing a proton exchange membrane having catalytic activity and a Gas Diffusion Layer (GDL). The performance of the MEA as a place for electrochemical reaction directly determines the conversion efficiency of the fuel cell, and also determines the performance, lifetime, and cost of the product. The electrochemical reaction performance of the MEA is mainly determined by the catalytic activity, specific surface area and electrochemical stability of the catalyst. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) report, it is shown that platinum (Pt) as a redox catalyst in the catalyst layer occupies 17% of the total cost of an 80kW PEMFC stack for a vehicle. Therefore, how to newly design a Catalyst Layer (CL) under the background of "high current density, low platinum loading, and low humidification" is becoming the leading edge of the current PEMFC research because the platinum loading is reduced while the high power density is realized.
The redox reaction (ORR) is the basic reaction of the cathode in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell, and currently, the commercial Pt/C catalyst is the most commonly used ORR electrocatalyst. However, Pt reserves are limited in nature and expensive, resulting in fuel cells that cannot be commercially used on a large scale. Over the past decades, scientists have developed different kinds of electrocatalysts, for example, non-noble metals and electrocatalysts free of metallic materials. Among these ORR catalytic materials, Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) have been applied to the fields of proton conduction and electrocatalysis due to their advantages such as higher porosity, larger specific surface area, and tunable and variable channel structure, and hetero atoms (B, N, S, P, etc.) prepared by using the metal organic frameworks as precursors can enhance the electrocatalysis activity after being doped into a carbon matrix or combined with metal/metal oxide, but none of the effects is ideal.
Disclosure of Invention
Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method for preparing an ORR catalyst, which can reduce the Pt content in the catalyst and has high catalytic performance.
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a method for preparing an ORR catalyst, comprising the steps of:
1) preparing a precursor of the cobalt-containing multi-nitrogen metal organic framework material;
2) dispersing the precursor in a glycol solution containing chloroplatinic acid, and performing microwave synthesis/extraction reaction to prepare a cobalt multi-nitrogen type metal organic framework material containing platinum for coordination;
3) and calcining the coordinated cobalt multi-nitrogen type metal organic framework material after platinum participates to obtain the ORR catalyst.
Preferably, step 1) is:
dissolving cobalt salt and 2- (p-N-imidazolyl) phenyl-1H-4, 5-imidazole dicarboxylic acid ligand in a mixed solvent, adjusting the pH value of the solution to be acidic, and carrying out hydrothermal reaction to obtain the cobalt-containing multi-nitrogen type metal organic framework material precursor.
Preferably, the pH value of the solution is adjusted to 2-4, and the hydrothermal reaction is carried out for 48-96 h at 140-155 ℃.
Preferably, the cobalt salt is CoCl2·6H2O or Co (NO)3)2·6H2And O, and/or the mixed solvent is formed by uniformly mixing water and acetonitrile in a volume ratio of 4-8: 1-3.
Preferably, in the step 2), the molar ratio of the precursor to the ethylene glycol solution containing chloroplatinic acid is 1: 0.01-1.
Preferably, the precursor is dispersed in a glycol solution containing chloroplatinic acid, and is heated to 110-120 ℃ in an inert gas atmosphere to carry out microwave synthesis/extraction reaction for 15-20 minutes.
Preferably, after the microwave synthesis/extraction reaction is finished, cooling to 30-45 ℃, and sequentially centrifuging, washing and vacuum drying the reaction system.
Preferably, in the step 3), the cobalt multi-nitrogen type metal organic framework material coordinated after platinum participates is heated to 300-500 ℃ in an inert gas atmosphere, and the temperature is kept for 1-2 hours.
Preferably, the heating process is carried out at a heating rate of 2-3 ℃/min.
Preferably, the calcined product is sequentially subjected to ultrasonic washing by an organic solvent, water washing to neutrality and drying treatment. .
The invention provides a preparation method of an ORR catalyst, which comprises the following steps: 1) preparing a precursor of the cobalt-containing multi-nitrogen metal organic framework material; 2) dispersing the precursor in a glycol solution containing chloroplatinic acid, and performing microwave synthesis/extraction reaction to prepare a cobalt multi-nitrogen type metal organic framework material containing platinum for coordination; 3) and calcining the coordinated cobalt multi-nitrogen type metal organic framework material after platinum participates to obtain the ORR catalyst. The Pt-based enhanced multi-nitrogen imidazole carboxylic acid cobalt-based metal organic framework material is adopted to prepare the electrocatalyst in an oxidation-reduction mode, so that the operation process is simple; meanwhile, the content of platinum in the catalyst is reduced, the prepared metal organic framework of the catalyst has a microporous structure, the transmission of protons and gas is facilitated, and the product has high catalytic performance.
Detailed Description
The invention provides a preparation method of a Pt-enhanced multi-nitrogen imidazole carboxylic acid cobalt-based metal organic framework material oxidation-reduction electrocatalyst for reducing the using amount of limited Pt resources, and the basic reaction principle of the preparation method is shown in the following equation:
chemical formula [ Co (p-IPhHIDC)]n
Chemical formula Pt/Co-MNMOF
The preparation method of the ORR catalyst has the following technical scheme that the preparation method comprises the following steps:
1) dissolving a cobalt salt and a 2- (p-N-imidazolyl) phenyl-1H-4, 5-imidazole dicarboxylic acid ligand in water and an acetonitrile solvent, performing ultrasonic treatment, stirring and mixing, adding an acid to adjust the pH value of the solution to 2-4, and performing hydrothermal reaction at the constant temperature of 140-155 ℃ for 48-96 hours; after cooling to room temperature, sequentially washing and naturally airing the obtained product to generate a black green transparent cobalt-containing multi-nitrogen metal organic framework material precursor (chemical formula: Co (p-IPhHIDC) ] n);
2) the precursor material [ Co (p-IPhHIDC) prepared in the step 1) is added]nUltrasonic dispersing in chloroplatinic acid (H) after fully grinding2PtCl6·6H2O) in glycol solution, placing the mixed solution in a microwave synthesis extraction reactor at 110-120 ℃, carrying out batch reaction for 15-20 min, and adding N2Making protective gas; cooling to about 30-45 ℃, taking out, sequentially centrifuging, washing and vacuum drying the reacted solution to obtain Pt/Co-MNMOF black solid powder with Pt participating in post-coordination;
3) in N2Calcining the Pt/Co-MNMOF powder obtained in the step 2) at a low temperature for 1-2 hours in an atmosphere, ultrasonically washing the obtained powder with an organic solvent, repeatedly centrifuging and washing the powder with water to be neutral, and drying the powder to obtain a target product Pt/Co-NC.
In the step 1), the mixing volume ratio of water to acetonitrile in the mixed solvent of water and acetonitrile is 4-8: 1-3.
In the step 2), the molar ratio of the precursor to the chloroplatinic acid ethylene glycol solution is 1: 0.01-1.
In step 3), putting the black solid powder of Pt/Co-MNMOF in N2And heating to 300-500 ℃ at the heating rate of 2-3 ℃/min in an atmosphere tube furnace, preserving heat for 1.5h, cooling to room temperature at the cooling rate of 1 ℃/min, and washing. Wherein the organic solvent used for ultrasonic washing is acetone or ethanol.
In order to more clearly illustrate the objects and technical solutions of the present invention, the following detailed description is given by way of specific examples.
Example 1
1. 0.05mmol, 11.9mg of CoCl2·6H2Dissolving O and 0.03mmol, 8.9mg of 2- (p-N-imidazolyl) phenyl-1H-4, 5-imidazole dicarboxylic acid ligand (p-IPhH3IDC) in 2mL of acetonitrile and 5mL of water, uniformly mixing, adding concentrated HCl to adjust the pH value to 2, and carrying out hydrothermal reaction at 150 ℃ for 96 hours; and (3) sequentially centrifuging, washing with acetone for three times and washing with water for three times after reaction, and naturally airing at room temperature to obtain the black-green transparent cobalt-containing multi-nitrogen metal organic framework material. Fig. 1 shows the XRD pattern of the obtained product.
2. The material prepared in the step 1 and ethylene glycol solution of chloroplatinic acid are dispersed evenly by ultrasonic in a molar ratio of 1:0.02 and then are added into N2Placing in a microwave synthesizer at 113 deg.C under protection, and performing 10s/10s intermittent microwave reaction for 16min to obtain H2PtCl6Reducing the Pt into a Pt simple substance; in order to prevent metal (Co or Pt) from being oxidized, the solution is taken out after the temperature of the solution is reduced to 40 ℃, and the Pt/Co-MNMOF black solid powder is obtained after the solution is repeatedly centrifuged and washed for three times and is dried in vacuum at 80 ℃.
3. Placing a Pt/Co-MNMOF black solid powder in N2Heating to 400 ℃ at the heating rate of 3 ℃/min in an atmosphere tube furnace, preserving heat for 1.5h, and then cooling to room temperature at the cooling rate of 1 ℃/min. And washing the obtained powder with acetone, then sequentially washing the powder with deionized water and ultrapure water to be neutral, and drying the powder in a vacuum oven at the temperature of 80 ℃ to obtain the Pt/Co-NC electrocatalyst. FIG. 2 shows a Co-MNMOF graph (a), a Pt/Co-MNMOF graph (b) and a Pt/C graph, respectivelySEM image of o-NC electrocatalyst diagram (c). FIG. 3 is a TEM image of a Pt/Co-NC catalyst.
From the XRD pattern of FIG. 1 for the product [ Co (p-IPhHIDC) ] n of step 1), it can be seen that the peak position of the synthesized product is substantially identical to the simulated peak position, thus verifying the purity of the product.
As can be seen in fig. 2, the topography of fig. 2(a) is microspheres formed from flakes; as seen in fig. 2(b) and 2(c), the addition of Pt atoms significantly destroys the microsphere, increases its specific surface area, and improves the electrocatalytic activity and the rapid conduction of protons.
As can be seen from FIG. 3, the Pt/Co-NC catalyst particles are uniformly dispersed.
Example 2
1. 0.05mmol, 11.9mg of CoCl2·6H2Dissolving O and 0.03mmol, 8.9mg of 2- (p-N-imidazolyl) phenyl-1H-4, 5-imidazole dicarboxylic acid ligand (p-IPhH3IDC) in 2mL of acetonitrile and 5mL of water, uniformly mixing, adding concentrated HCl to adjust the pH value to 4, and carrying out hydrothermal reaction at 150 ℃ for 96 hours; and sequentially centrifuging, washing with acetone for three times and washing with water for three times after reaction, and naturally airing at room temperature to obtain the black green transparent cobalt-containing multi-nitrogen metal organic framework material (Co-MNMOF).
2. Ultrasonically dispersing a precursor Co-MNMOF material and a glycol solution of chloroplatinic acid uniformly according to the molar ratio of 1:0.05, and then adding N2Placing in a microwave synthesizer at 113 deg.C under protection, and performing 10s/10s intermittent microwave reaction for 16min to obtain H2PtCl6Reducing the Pt into a Pt simple substance; in order to prevent metal (Co or Pt) from being oxidized, the solution is taken out after the temperature of the solution is reduced to 40 ℃, and the Pt/Co-MNMOF black solid powder is obtained after the solution is repeatedly centrifuged and washed for three times and is dried in vacuum at 80 ℃.
3. Placing a Pt/Co-MNMOF black solid powder in N2Heating to 500 ℃ at the heating rate of 2 ℃/min in an atmosphere tube furnace, preserving heat for 1.5h, and then cooling to room temperature at the cooling rate of 1 ℃/min. And washing the obtained powder with acetone, then sequentially washing the powder with deionized water and ultrapure water to be neutral, and drying the powder in a vacuum oven at the temperature of 80 ℃ to obtain the Pt/Co-NC electrocatalyst.
Example 3
1. 0.05mmol, 11.9mg of Co (NO)3)2·6H2Dissolving O and 0.03mmol, 8.9mg of 2- (p-N-imidazolyl) phenyl-1H-4, 5-imidazole dicarboxylic acid ligand (p-IPhH3IDC) in 2mL of acetonitrile and 5mL of water, uniformly mixing, adding concentrated HCl to adjust the pH value to 3, and carrying out hydrothermal reaction at 150 ℃ for 96 hours; and sequentially centrifuging, washing with acetone for three times and washing with water for three times after reaction, and naturally airing at room temperature to obtain the black green transparent cobalt-containing multi-nitrogen metal organic framework material (Co-MNMOF).
2. Ultrasonically dispersing a precursor Co-MNMOF material and a glycol solution of chloroplatinic acid uniformly in a molar ratio of 1:0.1, and then adding N2Placing in a microwave synthesizer at 113 deg.C under protection, and performing 10s/10s intermittent microwave reaction for 16min to obtain H2PtCl6Reducing the Pt into a Pt simple substance; in order to prevent metal (Co or Pt) from being oxidized, the solution is taken out after the temperature of the solution is reduced to 40 ℃, and the Pt/Co-MNMOF black solid powder is obtained after the solution is repeatedly centrifuged and washed for three times and is dried in vacuum at 80 ℃.
3. Placing a Pt/Co-MNMOF black solid powder in N2Heating to 300 ℃ at the heating rate of 2.3 ℃/min in an atmosphere tube furnace, preserving the heat for 1.5h, and then cooling to room temperature at the cooling rate of 1 ℃/min. And washing the obtained powder with acetone, then sequentially washing the powder with deionized water and ultrapure water to be neutral, and drying the powder in a vacuum oven at the temperature of 80 ℃ to obtain the Pt/Co-NC electrocatalyst.
The products obtained in example 2 and example 3 were tested at the respective stages, and the results are similar to those shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3.
The Pt/Co-NC electrocatalysts prepared in all the above examples were tested and compared as follows:
respectively adding 150 mu L of deionized water into 15mg of Co-MNMOF, Pt/Co-MNMOF and Pt/Co-NC catalysts, completely soaking, then adding 150 mu L of an L-nafion (5 wt%) solution and 4mL of isopropanol, and performing ultrasonic dispersion to obtain uniformly dispersed catalyst slurry; respectively dripping 15 mu L of slurry on a glassy carbon electrode, adopting a three-electrode system, taking the glassy carbon electrode loaded with a catalyst as a working electrode, taking a platinum electrode as a counter electrode, and taking a saturated calomel electrode as a reference electrode. Respectively placing the working electrodes in N2And O2Saturated 0.1M HClO4Cyclic voltammetry sweep (CV) and redox (ORR) tests were performed in the electrolyte, and the results are shown in fig. 4,5, 6, and 7.
As can be seen from FIG. 4, in N2In the saturated electrolyte, the adsorption peak areas of the hydrogen oxidation in the cyclic voltammograms of the Co-MNMOF, Pt/Co-MNMOF and Pt/Co-NC catalysts are as follows in sequence: Pt/Co-NC>Pt/Co-MNMOF>Co-MNMOF. CV diagram confirms that the addition of Pt atoms increases the catalytic activity area of Co-MNMOF and is beneficial to O2Adsorption on the surface of the catalyst.
As can be seen in FIG. 5, the hydrogen oxidation adsorption peak area of the Pt/Co-NC catalyst is greater than that of the commercial 20% Pt/C catalyst. The mutual coordination effect between the double metals enables the Pt/Co-NC catalyst to expose more active sites.
As can be seen from FIG. 6, at O2In the saturated electrolyte, the ultimate current values of the Co-MNMOF, the Pt/Co-MNMOF and the Pt/Co-NC catalysts are sequentially (0.62V vs. SCE): Pt/Co-NC>Pt/Co-MNMOF>Co-MNMOF, as demonstrated by the oxygen reduction (ORR) diagram, the participation of Pt atoms enhances the oxygen reduction capability of Co-MNMOF.
As can be seen from FIG. 7, the limiting current value (0.62V vs. SCE) of the Pt/Co-NC catalyst was greater than 20% of that of the Pt/C catalyst. The Pt/Co-NC catalyst not only reduces the use of Pt, but also enhances the transport of protons through the coordination between the bimetallic catalysts.
It is easily understood by those skilled in the art that the above embodiments can be freely combined and superimposed without conflict.
The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, and any modifications, equivalents and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention. The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, several modifications and variations can be made without departing from the technical principle of the present invention, and these modifications and variations should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.