Electrochemical-reduction-assisted Assembly of Pd NPs/Polyoxometalates/Graphene Ternary Nanocomposite and Its Electrocatalytic Performance toward Formic Acid Oxidation

A novel ternary nanocomposite, Pd nanoparticles（NPs）/polyoxometalates（POMs）/reduced graphene oxide（rGO）, was prepared by a green, mild, electrochemical-reductionassisted assembly. It is worth noting that the Keggin-type POM acts as an electrocatalyst as well as a bridging molecule. During the reduction process, POMs transfer the electrons from the electrode to GO, leading to a deep reduction of GO and the content of oxygen-containing groups is decreased to around 6.1%. Meanwhile, the strong adsorption effect between the POM clusters and rGO nanosheets induces the spontaneous assembly of POM on r GO in a uniformly dispersed state, forming a nanocomposite. The ternary Pd NPs/POMs/rGO nanocomposite exhibits higher electrocatalytic activities, better electrochemical stability, and higher resistance to CO poisoning than the Pd/C catalyst towards the formic acid oxidation（FAOR）. Especially, the Pd/PW12/rGO exhibits the best electrocatalytic performance among three Pd/POMs/rGO composites(POMs = PW12, SiW12, PMo12).