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- Title
Laser Irradiation Synthesis of AuPd Alloy with Decreased Alloying Degree for Efficient Ethanol Oxidation Reaction.
- Authors
Jiang, Nan; Zhu, Liye; Liu, Peng; Zhang, Pengju; Gan, Yuqi; Zhao, Yan; Jiang, Yijian
- Abstract
The preparation of electrocatalysts with high performance for the ethanol oxidation reaction is vital for the large-scale commercialization of direct ethanol fuel cells. Here, we successfully synthesized a high-performance electrocatalyst of a AuPd alloy with a decreased alloying degree via pulsed laser irradiation in liquids. As indicated by the experimental results, the photochemical effect-induced surficial deposition of Pd atoms, combined with the photothermal effect-induced interdiffusion of Au and Pd atoms, resulted in the formation of AuPd alloys with a decreased alloying degree. Structural characterization reveals that L-AuPd exhibits a lower degree of alloying compared to C-AuPd prepared via the conventional co-reduction method. This distinct structure endows L-AuPd with outstanding catalytic activity and stability in EOR, achieving mass and specific activities as high as 16.01 A mgPd−1 and 20.69 mA cm−2, 9.1 and 5.2 times than that of the commercial Pd/C respectively. Furthermore, L-AuPd retains 90.1% of its initial mass activity after 300 cycles. This work offers guidance for laser-assisted fabrication of efficient Pd-based catalysts in EOR.
- Subjects
ETHANOL; DIRECT ethanol fuel cells; ALCOHOL oxidation; ALLOYS; PULSED lasers
- Publication
Materials (1996-1944), 2024, Vol 17, Issue 8, p1876
- ISSN
1996-1944
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ma17081876