Palladium-platinum core-shell electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction prepared with the assistance of citric acid

Zhang, Lulu; Su, Dong; Zhu, Shangqian; Chang, Qiaowan; Yue, Jeffrey; Du, Zheng; Shao, Minhua

doi:10.1021/acscatal.6b00517

Palladium-platinum core-shell electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction prepared with the assistance of citric acid

Journal Article · Tue Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · ACS Catalysis

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b00517· OSTI ID:1257947

Zhang, Lulu ^[1]; Su, Dong ^[2]; Zhu, Shangqian ^[1]; Chang, Qiaowan ^[1]; Yue, Jeffrey ^[1]; Du, Zheng ^[3]; Shao, Minhua ^[1]

The Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology, Kowloon (Hong Kong)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen, Guangdong (People's Republic of China)

Core–shell structure is a promising alternative to solid platinum (Pt) nanoparticles as electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). A simple method of preparing palladium (Pd)–platinum (Pt) core–shell catalysts (Pd@Pt/C) in a gram-batch was developed with the assistance of citric acid. The Pt shell deposition involves three different pathways: galvanic displacement reaction between Pd atoms and Pt cations, chemical reduction by citric acid, and reduction by negative charges on Pd surfaces. The uniform ultrathin (~0.4 nm) Pt shell was characterized by in situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) and high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM) images combined with electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). Compared with state-of-the-art Pt/C, the Pd@Pt/C core–shell catalyst showed 4 times higher Pt mass activity and much better durability upon potential cycling. As a result, both the mass activity and durability were comparable to that of Pd@Pt/C synthesized by a Cu-mediated-Pt-displacement method, which is more complicated and difficult for mass production.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

OSTI ID:: 1257947

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1354475

Report Number(s):: BNL--112220-2016-JA; KC0403020

Journal Information:: ACS Catalysis, Journal Name: ACS Catalysis Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 6; ISSN 2155-5435

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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