Abstract
Amorphous Pt oxides (am-PtOx) were formed by the leaching of copper from a Cu3Pt alloy in concentrated HNO3 at 323K for 12 h. The resulting am-PtOx was characterized using synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction, hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, thermal analysis (TGDTA, TPD) and the BET method. This material had a high specific surface area with micropores (61.7m2/g) and decomposed to form Pt and O2 at approximately 720 K. The catalytic performance of the am-PtOx during CO oxidation was superior to that of a conventional Pt black catalyst. This study demonstrated a novel method of preparing am-PtOx with applications as a catalyst.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 490-494 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Materials Transactions |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Amorphous platinum (Pt) oxides
- Carbon monoxide (CO) oxidation
- Catalytic material
- Cu<inf>3</inf>Pt
- Leaching
- PtO<inf>x</inf>
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering