Issue 26, 2015

Facile synthesis of PdNi nanowire networks supported on reduced graphene oxide with enhanced catalytic performance for formic acid oxidation

Abstract

This paper reports a simple method, in which Ni nanoparticles act as seeds for the formation of reduced graphene oxide (RGO) supported PdNi nanowire networks. The as-prepared catalysts were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution TEM (HRTEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Electrochemical measurements proved that the PdNi-NNs/RGO catalyst has superior electrocatalytic activity towards the formic acid oxidation reaction with much larger electrochemically active surface area and mass activity as well as higher long term-stability in comparison with the Pd/RGO and commercial Pd/C catalysts. The optimized ratio of Pd and Ni is 1 : 1, tuned by simply adjusting the feed ratio of the precursors as well. It is proposed that the improvement of the catalytic performance is attributed to the special nanostructure and the synergistic effect between Pd and Ni. These findings highlight the facile synthesis of the PdNi nanowire networks on RGO sheets and their promising application as electrocatalysts for fuel cells.

Graphical abstract: Facile synthesis of PdNi nanowire networks supported on reduced graphene oxide with enhanced catalytic performance for formic acid oxidation

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
18 Apr 2015
Accepted
22 May 2015
First published
26 May 2015

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015,3, 14001-14006

Facile synthesis of PdNi nanowire networks supported on reduced graphene oxide with enhanced catalytic performance for formic acid oxidation

D. Bin, B. Yang, F. Ren, K. Zhang, P. Yang and Y. Du, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 14001 DOI: 10.1039/C5TA02829A

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