Synthesis and catalytic performance of polydopamine supported metal nanoparticles
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2020-06-26Department
Mechanical EngineeringCivil and Environmental Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67458-9Abstract
Polydopamine (PDA) is an emerging nature-inspired biopolymer material that possesses many interesting properties including self-assembly and universal adhesion. PDA is also able to form coordination bonds with various metal ions, which can be reduced to metal nanoparticles (NPs) as a result of thermal annealing under protective environment. In this study, PDA has been utilized as a support material to synthesize Pt NPs in an aqueous solution at room temperature. The catalytic performance of the resulting PDA-Pt nanocomposite was evaluated using an electrochemical workstation which showed comparable activity to Pt/C material for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Furthermore, Cu, Ni, and Cu–Ni NPs supported on PDA were also obtained using this strategy with assistance of subsequent thermal annealing. The phase evolution of the NPs was studied by in-situ X-ray diffraction while the morphology of the nanoparticles was investigated using electron microscopic techniques. Preliminary results showed the NPs supported on PDA also possessed HER activity. This work demonstrates that PDA can be utilized as a potential support for synthesis of metal NPs that can be exploited in engineering applications such as catalysts.Citation
Li, H., Xi, J., Donaghue, A.G. et al. Synthesis and catalytic performance of polydopamine supported metal nanoparticles. Sci Rep 10, 10416 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67458-9http://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/1107