本論文研究釕硫屬化合物(Ruthenium Chalcogenides)中的碳黑支撐硒化釕(Ruthenium Selenide)觸媒，藉由控制反應物進料的硒/釕原子比例及氫氣熱處理條件，可調整硒化釕(RuSex)觸媒的硒/釕原子比例與粒徑，使用EDX進行觸媒的元素分析、XRD判斷觸媒的晶體結構及估計觸媒晶粒徑、TEM的明視野影像與選區電子繞射，可取得高倍率的影像以及局部的晶體結構資訊。
將碳黑(Vulcan XC-72R)支撐二硒化釕(RuSe2)觸媒於不同氫氣退火溫度下進行熱處理；得知經400oC~500oC處理的觸媒具有二硒化釕為主的結構，而經600oC處理的觸媒具有二硒化釕與釕金屬的混合結構，兩者皆表現出良好的氧還原催化活性，遠高於碳黑支撐釕金屬前驅物(Ru/Vulcan)。過高的處理溫度如700oC以上，則會使硒化釕裂解並伴隨著觸媒團聚，導致氧還原催化活性下降。
我們也製備固定氫退火處理溫度400oC，但含不同硒/釕原子比例的硒化釕(RuSex)觸媒，觸媒晶體為主要為釕金屬的RuSe0.35及RuSe0.86，量測計算而得的動力電流值並無太大的差異，僅略高於碳黑支撐釕金屬前驅物。觸媒晶體為二硒化釕與釕金屬混合結構的RuSe1.47與硒化釕為主的RuSe1.86，氧還原反應催化活性明顯上升，但二硒化釕為主的RuSe2.04卻稍有活性下降的現象。此外隨著硒/釕原子比例的上升，觸媒粒徑也同時增加。
碳黑支撐釕金屬前驅物、不同氫退火溫度處理的碳黑支撐二硒化釕(RuSe2)觸媒、以及經400oC氫退火處理的不同硒/釕原子比例的碳黑支撐硒化釕(RuSex)觸媒，經測試後皆證實對於甲醇皆具有極佳的容忍性，此應為用於DMFC之氧還原反應(ORR)觸媒重要性質之一。

We study carbon black supported ruthenium selenide of ruthenium chalcogenide catalysts, which has been synthesized via controlling the Se/Ru atomic ratio of reactants and the thermal conditions of hydrogen reduction to adjust the Se/Ru ratio and the particle size of the RuSex catalyst. Elemental analysis of the as-prepared RuSex has been done by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), the crystal structure and crystallite size have been analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), the resolution image and the local structural information have been revealed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
The Vulcan supported RuSe2 has been annealed in hydrogen at various temperatures, and the annealing has changed its structure and composition significantly. Among the annealed samples, the 400-600C annealed RuSe2 samples exhibit excellent catalytic activity toward oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), higher than that of Vulcan supported Ru. The samples annealed at 400 and 500C display a structure of RuSe2 features, while the sample annealed at 600C displays a mixed structures of Ru and RuSe2. However, the ORR activity decreases when the annealing temperature is higher than 700C since RuSe2 decomposes and coalescences into larger particles.
We also prepare RuSex catalysts which were annealed at 400C in hydrogen and with various Se/Ru atomic ratios. Among them, the kinetic currents of RuSe0.35 and RuSe0.86 of ruthenium metal structure are very similar, their magnitudes are not much different from that of Vulcan- supported ruthenium metal. The catalyst of RuSe1.47 and RuSe1.86 displaying ruthenium diselenide structure apparently exhibit higher activities. On further increasing the Se/Ru ratio to RuSe2.04, the catalytic activity decreases again.
The RuSe2 catalysts annealed at various temperatures, the RuSex catalysts annealed at 400C with various Se/Ru atomic ratio, and the Ru metal precursor all show respectable methanol tolerance. The methanol tolerance should be one of the important properties for DMFC ORR catalyst.

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