Synthesis of Ultrafine Platinum Nanocatalysts by Ice‐photochemical Method and Their Application in Catalytic Degradation of 4‐nitrophenol

Abstract

AbstractHere, uniformly dispersed ultrafine platinum nanocatalysts (Pt/C60) were synthesized on C60 by ice‐photochemical method using potassium chloroplatinate (K2[PtCl4]) as platinum source under the condition of low temperature, no stabilizer and reducing agent. X‐ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT‐IR), X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to study the composition and morphology of Pt/C60 catalyst. It was confirmed that Pt Ultra‐small Particles (Pt UPs) was loaded on C60 surface with high dispersion. The average particle sizes of the three samples obtained under different reaction conditions were 1.41±0.1 nm, 1.54±0.4 nm and 1.73±0.3 nm, respectively. The results show that the light‐induced effect and the ice lattice domain limiting effect in the frozen state effectively control the formation and growth of platinum clusters in the process of Pt2+ reduction to Pt0. The rate constants of the three samples were 0.89 min−1, 0.31 min−1, 0.19 min−1, respectively, showing high catalytic activity in the study of the catalytic performance of Pt/C60 degradation of 4‐nitrophenol (4‐NP) by Ultraviolet‐visible spectroscopy (UV‐Vis). This method provides a meaningful attempt for the study of green chemical synthesis method of platinum metal catalysts.