石墨烯
催化作用
钯
材料科学
电催化剂
化学工程
纳米复合材料
铂金
剥脱关节
纳米颗粒
纳米技术
电化学
无机化学
化学
电极
有机化学
物理化学
工程类
作者
Bulti Pramanick,T. Kishore Kumar,Sumanta Chowdhury,Aditi Halder,Prem Felix Siril
出处
期刊:ACS applied energy materials
[American Chemical Society]
日期:2022-10-27
卷期号:5 (11): 13480-13491
被引量:5
标识
DOI:10.1021/acsaem.2c02118
摘要
Palladium (Pd) has recently emerged as a stable and active yet cheaper alternative electrocatalyst to costly platinum for the formic acid oxidation reaction (FAOR). Crystal engineering, wherein particle morphologies, defects, and facets are selectively altered, can enhance the electrocatalytic activities of Pd nanostructures. Herein, we have demonstrated that a combination of crystal engineering and supporting the nanostructures on a conductive catalyst support (few-layered graphene (FLG)) leads to highly enhanced catalytic activities. FLG was prepared by using liquid-phase exfoliation in aqueous solution of a surfactant. Swollen liquid crystals promoted the nanostructuring of Pd as well as nanocomposite formation as they acted as "soft" templates. Spherical nanoparticles (Pd0D), nanowires (Pd1D), and nanosheets (Pd2D) of Pd were formed and preferentially deposited on graphene sheets on the exposure of mesophases containing graphene along with Pd2(dba)3 to hydrazine vapor, H2, and CO, respectively. The Pd1D/FLG nanocomposite exhibited an exceptional electrocatalytic activity for FAOR. It had many folds higher electrocatalytically active surface area (ECSA), current density, and stability than the other nanocomposites as well as other Pd-based catalysts reported in the literature. Increased presence of more active Pd(100) facets was identified as the major reason for the enhanced catalytic activity of Pd1D. Supporting the Pd nanostructures on graphene led to enhanced electrocatalytic activities owing to the preserved surface sites of Pd nanoparticles, enhancement in electronic conductivities, and mass transfer and charge transfer from graphene to Pd.
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