Pt-based Bismuth oxide (Bi2O3), Zinc oxide (ZnO), and Bi2O3-ZnO heterojunctions are synthesized and tested in the photo-electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol in alkali under visible light irradiation. The decrease band gaps...
Various compositions of Pt-ZnO binary nano composites are synthesized as anode-catalyst for methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) in alkali under both presence and absence of visible light. Synthesized materials are characterised by various microscopic and spectroscopic techniques. The catalytic capabilities of synthesized anodes are evaluated by cyclic voltametry (CV), chronoamperometry (CA) and electro-chemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). CV studies indicate that Pt-ZnO composite containing 0.6 wt % of Pt displays peak current density (in mAmg À 1 of Pt) 427.5 which is 14.84 times greater than that of composite containing 0.1 wt % Pt (28.80) in dark condition and under visible light, 0.4 wt % Pt and 0.6 wt % Pt exhibit 1.89 and 1.28 times greater activity in reference to MOR than that of dark. CA study reveals that 0.6 wt % Pt exhibits steady current density (20.91 mAmg À 1 of Pt) 209 times higher compared to that of composite having 0.1 wt % Pt (0.264 mAmg À 1 of Pt). The photocurrent response of 0.4 wt % Pt is found the best among the electrodes examined. The EIS data also reveal enhanced interfacial charge transfer in photo-irradiated electrodes. The HPLC and GCMS studies identify MOR products and help to draw the mechanisms.
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