Highly Active Carbon‐supported PdSn Catalysts for Formic Acid Electrooxidation |
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Authors: | Zhonghua Zhang Junjie Ge Liang Ma Jianhui Liao Tianhong Lu Wei Xing |
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Abstract: | PdSn/C catalysts with different atomic ratios of Pd to Sn were synthesised by a NaBH4 reduction method. Electrochemical tests show that the alloy catalysts exhibit significantly higher catalytic activity and stability for formic acid electrooxidation (FAEO) than the Pd/C catalyst prepared with the same method. XRD and TEM indicate that a particle‐size effect is not the main cause for the high performance. XPS confirms that Pd is modified by Sn through an electronic effect which can decrease the adsorption strength of poisonous intermediates on Pd and thus promote the FAEO greatly. |
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Keywords: | Catalyst Electronic Effect Electrooxidation Formic Acid PdSn/C |
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