Enhanced electrocatalytic activity of cubic Pd nanoparticles towards the oxygen reduction reaction in acid media

被引：108
作者：
Erikson, Heiki [1 ]
Sarapuu, Ave [1 ]
Tammeveski, Kaido [1 ]
Solla-Gullon, Jose [2 ]
Feliu, Juan M. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Tartu, Inst Chem, EE-50411 Tartu, Estonia
[2] Univ Alicante, Inst Electroquim, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
来源：
ELECTROCHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS | 2011年 / 13卷 / 07期
关键词：
Oxygen reduction; Palladium nanocubes; Electrocatalysis; PLATINUM NANOPARTICLES; PALLADIUM ELECTRODE; MONODISPERSE; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCUBES; CATALYSTS; SURFACES; KINETICS; GROWTH;
D O I：
10.1016/j.elecom.2011.04.024
中图分类号：
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
学科分类号：
081704 ;
摘要：
The electrochemical reduction of oxygen on cubic Pd nanoparticles (PdNPs) was studied in acid solution using the rotating disk electrode (ROE) method. The electrocatalytic properties of Pd nanocubes were compared with those of spherical PdNPs and bulk Pd. The morphology of PdNPs was examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). For electrochemical experiments, PdNPs were deposited on a gold support and oxidation of pre-adsorbed CO on Pd was employed for cleaning the surface of the nanoparticles. The Pd nanocubes displayed superior electrocatalytic activity towards the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), exhibiting a threefold increase in the specific activity in comparison with spherical PdNPs and bulk palladium. Four-electron reduction of oxygen to water was observed on the Pd catalysts studied. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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