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- Title
Pd‐Ru Alloy Nanocages with a Face‐Centered Cubic Structure and Their Enhanced Activity toward the Oxidation of Ethylene Glycol and Glycerol.
- Authors
Zhao, Ming; Lyu, Zhiheng; Xie, Minghao; Hood, Zachary D.; Cao, Zhenming; Chi, Miaofang; Xia, Younan
- Abstract
This article reports a facile method for the synthesis of Pd‐Ru nanocages by activating the galvanic replacement reaction between Pd nanocrystals and a Ru(III) precursor with I‐ ions. The as‐synthesized nanocages feature a hollow interior, ultrathin wall of ≈2.5 nm in thickness, and a cubic shape. Our quantitative study suggests that the reduction rate of the Ru(III) precursor can be substantially accelerated upon the introduction of I‐ ions and then retarded as the ratio of I‐/Ru3+ is increased. The Pd‐Ru nanocages take an alloy structure, with the Ru atoms in the nanocages crystallized in a face‐centered cubic structure instead of the hexagonal close‐packed phase taken by bulk Ru. Using Pd nanocubes with different edge lengths, the dimensions of the nanocages in the range of 6−18 nm can readily be tuned. When tested as catalysts toward the electro‐oxidation of ethylene glycol and glycerol, respectively, the Pd‐Ru cubic nanocages prepared from 18 nm Pd cubes exhibit 5.1‐ and 6.2‐fold enhancements in terms of mass activity relative to the commercial Pd/C. After 1000 cycles of accelerated durability test, the mass activities of the nanocages are still 3.3 and 3.7 times as high as that of the pristine commercial Pd/C catalyst, respectively.
- Subjects
GLYCERIN; SUBSTITUTION reactions; ALLOYS; ACCELERATED life testing; OXIDATION; ETHYLENE glycol; ELECTROLYTIC oxidation
- Publication
Small Methods, 2020, Vol 4, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
2366-9608
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/smtd.201900843