Porous bimetallic PdNi catalyst with high electrocatalytic activity for ethanol electrooxidation

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• 作者：Yue Feng^a ; Duan Bin^a ; Bo Yan^a ; Yukou Du^a ; ^{duyk@suda.edu.cn} ; Tetsuro Majima^b ; ^{majima@sanken.osaka-u.ac.jp} ; Weiqiang Zhou^c
• 关键词：Porous structure ; Calcination ; Complex chelate ; Bimetallic catalyst
• 刊名：Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：1 May 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：493
• 期：Complete
• 页码：190-197
• 全文大小：2832 K
• 卷排序：493

文摘

Porous bimetallic PdNi catalysts were fabricated by a novel method, namely, reduction of Pd and Ni oxides prepared via calcining the complex chelate of PdNi-dimethylglyoxime (PdNi-dmg). The morphology and composition of the as-prepared PdNi were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Furthermore, the electrochemical properties of PdNi catalysts towards ethanol electrooxidation were also studied by electrochemical impedance spectrometry (EIS), cyclic voltammetry (CV) and chronoamperometry (CA) measurement. In comparison with porous Pd and commercial Pd/C catalysts, porous structural PdNi catalysts showed higher electrocatalytic activity and durability for ethanol electrooxidation, which may be ascribed to Pd and Ni property, large electroactive surface area and high electron transfer property. The Ni exist in the catalyst in the form of the nickel hydroxides (Ni(OH)2 and NiOOH) which have a high electron and proton conductivity enhances the catalytic activity of the catalysts. All results highlight the great potential application of the calcination-reduction method for synthesizing high active porous PdNi catalysts in direct ethanol fuel cells.