Facile template-based high-yield-transformation synthesis and electrocatalytic properties of PdTe nanowires

Abstract

PdTe nanowires with well-defined morphology are prepared by a simple Te nanowire-template-based pathway. The as-prepared PdTe nanowires present a small diameter (about 12 nm) and long length (several tens of microns). After the electrochemical activation process, the prepared PdTe nanowire catalyst reveals a better catalytic ability for ethylene glycol electrooxidation in alkaline conditions when compared with a commercial Pd/C catalyst.