1. Pd nanoparticles on self-doping-defects mesoporous carbon supports for highly active ethanol oxidation and ethylene glycol oxidation.
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Chen, De Ping, Liu, Xi Chuan, Liu, Xu Dong, Yuan, Lei, Zhong, Ming Long, and Wang, Chao Yang
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ETHYLENE glycol , *ALCOHOL as fuel , *OXIDATION , *NANOPARTICLES , *ETHANOL , *DISTRIBUTION (Probability theory) - Abstract
The high activity electrocatalysts with low cost are crucial for large-scale direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs) applications. In this study, the "self-doping-defects" mesoporous carbon (SDMC) as support of uniformly-dispersed Pd nanoparticles (Pd/SDMC) was prepared for high active electrooxidation by a simple route without additional surfactant and acid treatment. According to the mutually corroborated experimental and theoretical calculation results, our route can significantly increase the carbon defect, which is conducive to the anchoring and uniform distribution of Pd nanoparticles. Meanwhile, the uniquely and hierarchically mesoporous nanostructure of SDMC provides abundant pathways for mass transport in the electrooxidation reaction. Benefitting from the above advantages, Pd/SDMC exhibits superior activity than commercial Pd/C and previously reported carbon-based electrocatalysts. The mass activities and specific activities of Pd/SDMC toward ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) are 3404.3 mA mg−1, 4.48 mA cm−2, respectively. The mass activities and specific activities of Pd/SDMC for ethylene glycol oxidation reaction (EGOR) are 4002 mA mg−1, 5.26 mA cm−2, respectively. We believe that the facile strategy to synthesis mesoporous carbon with "self-doping" defects would promote large-scale DAFCs applications in the future. • The mesoporous carbon with "Self-Doping" defects was prepared via a simple method. • Pd nanoparticles were uniformly dispersed on the SDMC by a simple method without surfactant. • The Pd/SDMC enhances the catalytic of EOR and EGOR. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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