Size-dependent methanol oxidation behavior of Pd-Ag synthesized by the high-temperature shock method
Exploring the relationship between the elemental distribution and electrochemical performance of nanoparticles, and revealing the involved mechanism is essential to the design of better electrocatalysts. Herein, high-temperature shock (HTS) is used to synthesize Pd-Ag nanoparticles with controllable...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Science China materials 2023-09, Vol.66 (9), p.3555-3564 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Exploring the relationship between the elemental distribution and electrochemical performance of nanoparticles, and revealing the involved mechanism is essential to the design of better electrocatalysts. Herein, high-temperature shock (HTS) is used to synthesize Pd-Ag nanoparticles with controllable sizes and mixing degree by applying different currents. Molecular dynamics is performed to simulate the structural evolution in the HTS process and establish the atomic model (Pd
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Ag@Ag) for Pd-Ag nanoparticles, which is difficult to investigate with the conventional characterization methods. The Pd-Ag nanoparticles obtained under an applied current of 30 A exhibit the most outstanding specific activity for the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) among all samples. By utilizing first-principles and random-walk simulation, the synergy between Pd and Ag is decoupled into the lower barrier of dehydrogenation and higher redox frequency of the Pd-Ag couple. |
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ISSN: | 2095-8226 2199-4501 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s40843-023-2500-5 |