Palladium catalyst (Pd) are made attention to application in alcohol fuel cells due to unique performance, as well as the resource abundance and low cost, but the catalyst performance and stability of the catalysts are still not satisfied. In this article, the novel PdFe/B-N-G catalysts with the double element alloying and dual-doping for ethanol electro-oxidation are successfully prepared and determined by XRD, TEM and XPS. TEM results reveal a relatively uniform and high dispersion of Pd particles is observed on PdFe/B-N-G catalyst. The XPS analysis indicates that Pd(0) contents of the PdFe/B-N-G catalyst are increased on account of the B, N-doping effect. Being explored as the catalyst to the ethanol oxidation reactions, the PdFe/B-N-G catalysts exhibit the better electrocatalytic activity with higher current densities and catalyst stability compared to those of PdFe/G and Pd/B-N-G, which can be attributed to the synergistic effect of the enhanced PdFe alloying and the B, N-doping, that can produce more activity sites dispersing on the surface of graphene. Thus, the novel PdFe/B-N-G catalysts can be the potential alternate in alcohol fuel cells.
Jing-Jia Zhang,Xu-Lei Sui,Lei Zhao,Li-Mei Zhang,Da-Ming Gu,Zhen-Bo Wang
Molybdenum trioxide (MoO 3 ) has been considered an advanced auxiliary support for Pt nanoparticle anchorage due to its excellent activity and stability. Nevertheless, its non-conductivity property still impedes its applications in electrocatalytic fields. Thus, the MoO 3 and carbon composite of a nanostructure is synthesized through sintering process and served as an efficient co-support for Pt-based anode catalyst in this paper. The electrochemical measurements demonstrate that Pt/MoO 3 -C catalyst shows higher catalytic activity and stability than the as-prepared Pt/C. Significantly, it exhibits 1.95 times higher activity and 2.36 times better durability for methanol oxidation when compared with commercial Pt/C. The remarkably enhanced performance of this novel Pt/MoO 3 -C catalyst for methanol electrooxidation can be ascribed to the abundant Pt nucleation active sites, uniformly dispersed Pt nanoparticles and the strong metal-support interaction between Pt and MoO 3 -C. These outstanding properties suggest Pt/MoO 3 -C a promising catalyst for practical application of fuel cell.
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