Nanoporous twinned PtPd with highly catalytic activity and stability

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 2050-2056 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuefeng Zhang ◽  
Pengfei Guan ◽  
Lidija Malic ◽  
Michel Trudeau ◽  
Federico Rosei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Decomposition ◽  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Electrochemical Oxidation ◽  
High Density ◽  
Atomic Scale ◽  
High Catalytic Activity ◽  
Twin Boundaries ◽  
Oxidation Of Methanol ◽  
Overall Performance

Nanoporous composition-tunable PtPd catalysts, combining with a high density of twin boundaries and atomic-scale Pt–Pd interfaces, can be synthesized by a simple thermal-decomposition strategy. The most optimized PtPd represents the superior overall performance high catalytic activity and stability in the electrochemical oxidation of methanol.

Ordered Intermetallic Nanoparticles with High Catalytic Activity Prepared by an Electrochemically Induced Phase Transformation

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Du Sun ◽  
yunfei wang ◽  
Kenneth Livi ◽  
chuhong wang ◽  
ruichun luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Diffusion Mechanism ◽  
Reduction Reaction ◽  
Atomic Scale ◽  
High Catalytic Activity ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Magnetic Devices ◽  
Disordered Alloys ◽  
Ordered Intermetallic ◽  
Intermetallic Nanoparticles

<div> <p>The synthesis of alloys with long range atomic scale ordering (ordered intermetallics) is an emerging field of nanochemistry. Ordered intermetallic nanoparticles are useful for a wide variety of applications such as catalysis, superconductors, and magnetic devices. However, the preparation of nanostructured ordered intermetallics is challenging in comparison to disordered alloys, hindering progress in materials development. We report a process for converting colloidally synthesized ordered intermetallic PdBi<sub>2</sub> to ordered intermetallic Pd<sub>3</sub>Bi nanoparticles under ambient conditions by an electrochemically induced phase transition. The low melting point of PdBi<sub>2</sub> corresponds to low vacancy formation energies which enables the facile removal of the Bi from the surface, while simultaneously enabling interdiffusion of the constituent atoms via a vacancy diffusion mechanism under ambient conditions. The resulting phase-converted ordered intermetallic Pd<sub>3</sub>Bi exhibits 11x and 3.5x higher mass activty and high methanol tolerance for the oxygen reduction reaction compared to Pt/C and Pd/C, respectively,which is the highest reported for a Pd-based catalyst, to the best of our knowledge. These results establish a key development in the synthesis of noble metal rich ordered intermetallic phases with high catalytic activity, and sets forth guidelines for the design of ordered intermetallic compounds under ambient conditions.</p> </div>

In situ assembly of well-dispersed Ni nanoparticles on silica nanotubes and excellent catalytic activity in 4-nitrophenol reduction

Nanoscale ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (19) ◽  
pp. 11181-11188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shenghuan Zhang ◽  
Shili Gai ◽  
Fei He ◽  
Shujiang Ding ◽  
Lei Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Decomposition ◽  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
High Catalytic Activity ◽  
Ni Nanoparticles ◽  
Small Particle Size ◽  
Reduction Strategy ◽  
Nitrophenol Reduction ◽  
Nanotube Composites ◽  
Loading Amount

Ni nanoparticle/silica nanotube composites with small particle size, good dispersion and high loading amount of Ni NPs was synthesized using an in situ thermal decomposition and reduction strategy. The composite exhibited high catalytic activity and good stability in 4-NP reduction.

Catalytic Activity of Porous Pd-Ni Thin Foam towards Electrooxidation of Methanol

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Jin ◽  
Houyi Ma
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Methanol Oxidation ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Nickel Content ◽  
Alkaline Media ◽  
High Catalytic Activity ◽  
Oxidation Of Methanol ◽  
One Step ◽  
Dynamic Template ◽  
Electrooxidation Of Methanol

Porous Pd-Ni thin foam was fabricated by a rapid one-step electrodeposition process within hydrogen bubble dynamic template and characterized by SEM, EDS, and cyclic voltammetry. Morphology and composition of the foam can be modified significantly by applying different deposition conditions, such as concentration ratio of Pd (II) ions to Ni (II) ions in electrolytic solution and deposition time. Electrocatalytic activities of the foam towards methanol oxidation in alkaline media were investigated, which depend mainly on Pd components and its morphology. Low nickel content can assist Pd further enhance the electrocatalytic performance, particularly the tolerance to intermediates of methanol oxidation, while high nickel content brings adverse effect. The high catalytic activity and the low cost of the Pd-Ni foams enable them to be promising electrocatalysts for the oxidation of methanol in alkaline media.

Catalytic decomposition action of hollow CuFe2O4 nanospheres on RDX and FOX-7

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (92) ◽  
pp. 75630-75635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Taotao Wei ◽  
Kangzhen Xu ◽  
Zhaoyu Ren ◽  
Libai Xiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Decomposition ◽  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Catalytic Decomposition ◽  
High Catalytic Activity

Hollow CuFe2O4 nanospheres show high catalytic activity on the thermal decomposition of RDX and FOX-7.

High catalytic activity of ultrafine nanoporous palladium for electro-oxidation of methanol, ethanol, and formic acid

2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1896-1899 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoguang Wang ◽  
Weimin Wang ◽  
Zhen Qi ◽  
Changchun Zhao ◽  
Hong Ji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Formic Acid ◽  
High Catalytic Activity ◽  
Oxidation Of Methanol ◽  
Electro Oxidation
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