1. A green method to prepare Pd–Ag nanoparticles supported on reduced graphene oxide and their electrochemical catalysis of methanol and ethanol oxidation.
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Li, Lingzhi, Chen, Mingxi, Huang, Guanbo, Yang, Nian, Zhang, Li, Wang, Huan, Liu, Yu, Wang, Wei, and Gao, Jianping
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PALLADIUM catalysts , *SILVER nanoparticles , *CHEMICAL reduction , *GRAPHENE oxide , *DIRECT alcohol fuel cells , *ETHANOL as fuel , *ELECTROCHEMICAL analysis , *OXIDATION of methanol - Abstract
Abstract: Bimetallic palladium–silver nanoparticles (NPs) supported on reduced oxide graphene (RGO) with different Pd/Ag ratios (Pd–Ag/RGO) were prepared by an easy green method which did not use any additional reducing agents or a dispersing agent. During the process, simultaneous redox reactions between AgNO3, K2PdCl4 and graphene oxide (GO) led to bimetallic Pd–Ag NPs. The morphology and composition of the Pd–Ag/RGO were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and Raman spectroscopy. Cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry were used to investigate the electrochemical activities and stabilities of these Pd–Ag/RGO catalysts for the electro-oxidation of methanol and ethanol in alkaline media. Among the different Pd/Ag ratios, the Pd–Ag (1:1)/RGO had the best catalytic activities and stability. So it is a promising catalyst for direct alcohol fuel cell applications. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2014
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