Highly Active Bimetallic PdPt and CoPt Nanocrystals for Methanol Electro-oxidation

Kakade, BA; Tamaki, T; Ohashi, H; Yamaguchi, T

HERO ID

1105757

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Journal Article

Year

2012

HERO ID 1105757
In Press No
Year 2012
Title Highly Active Bimetallic PdPt and CoPt Nanocrystals for Methanol Electro-oxidation
Authors Kakade, BA; Tamaki, T; Ohashi, H; Yamaguchi, T
Journal Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume 116
Issue 13
Page Numbers 7464-7470
Abstract A facile and one-pot method for the synthesis of Pt, Pd, and their alloy nanocrystals along with their exciting electrocatalytic activities toward methanol oxidation have been reported. Unique structures like truncated octahedrons of Pd, Pt, and their alloys like CoPt and PdPt have been synthesized in presence of a reducing solvent like N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP) and stabilizer like polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP). Among these nanocrystals, Pd16Pt84 and Co5Pt95 show tremendous improvement in the electro-oxidation of methanol in acidic media with mass activities of 1790 and 1417 mA/mg(Pt), respectively (with lower onset potential compared to Pt alone), which is believed to be much higher compared to that of previous reports and state-of-art Pt/C and RuPt/C catalysts, indicating a better alloy formation and stable particle-support interactions.
Doi 10.1021/jp300140s
Wosid WOS:000302336700030
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