• 文献标题:   Palladium Supported on 3D Graphene as an Active Catalyst for Alcohols Electrooxidation
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SEROV A, ANDERSEN NI, KABIR SA, ROY A, ASSET T, CHATENET M, MAILLARD F, ATANASSOV P
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
  • ISSN:   0013-4651 EI 1945-7111
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ New Mexico
  • 被引频次:   30
  • DOI:   10.1149/2.0301512jes
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

In the present study, highly porous 3D-Graphene nanosheets (3D-GNS) were synthesized using the Sacrificial Support Method (SSM) and utilized as a support for palladium (Pd) nanoparticles. The Pd nanoparticles were deposited using the original Pd-precursor based Soft Alcohol Reduction Method (SARM) with different alcohols. The obtained materials were comprehensively characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and scanning transmission electron microscopy (SEM). Chemically reduced Pd/3D-GNS catalysts were then studied for the electrochemical oxidation of ethanol and methanol in alkaline media. Our study shows that combination of SSM and SARM-EtOH fabrication process allowed obtaining materials with a smaller particle size distribution and a higher surface area (yielding better utilization of Pd), as well as the highest electrochemical activity and durability, with a peak current density of over 1100 A/gpd for ethanol electrooxidation. (C) The Author(s) 2015. Published by ECS. All rights reserved.