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Title: Ordered PdCu‐Based Nanoparticles as Bifunctional Oxygen‐Reduction and Ethanol‐Oxidation Electrocatalysts

Journal Article · · Angewandte Chemie
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  1. College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University Jiangsu 215123 China
  2. Department of Materials Science &, Engineering, College of Engineering Peking University Beijing 100871 China
  3. Department of Physics and Astronomy California State University Northridge CA USA
  4. Center for Functional Nanomaterials Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton NY 11973 USA

Abstract The development of superior non‐platinum electrocatalysts for enhancing the electrocatalytic activity and stability for the oxygen‐reduction reaction (ORR) and liquid fuel oxidation reaction is very important for the commercialization of fuel cells, but still a great challenge. Herein, we demonstrate a new colloidal chemistry technique for making structurally ordered PdCu‐based nanoparticles (NPs) with composition control from PdCu to PdCuNi and PtCuCo. Under the dual tuning on the composition and intermetallic phase, the ordered PdCuCo NPs exhibit better activity and much enhanced stability for ORR and ethanol‐oxidation reaction (EOR) than those of disordered PdCuM NPs, the commercial Pt/C and Pd/C catalysts. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the improved ORR activity on the PdCuM NPs stems from the catalytically active hollow sites arising from the ligand effect and the compressive strain on the Pd surface owing to the smaller atomic size of Cu, Co, and Ni.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704
OSTI ID:
1400560
Journal Information:
Angewandte Chemie, Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie Vol. 128 Journal Issue: 31; ISSN 0044-8249
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English

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