Investigation of the Performance ofAu core -Pd shell /C as the Anode Catalyst of Direct Borohydride-…
Author(s) -
Hong Wang,
Ying Wang,
Xianyou Wang,
Peiying He,
Lanhua Yi,
Wei Yi,
Xue Liu
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of electrochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-3537
pISSN - 2090-3529
DOI - 10.4061/2011/129182
Subject(s) - catalysis , bimetallic strip , sodium borohydride , materials science , electrochemistry , linear sweep voltammetry , transmission electron microscopy , analytical chemistry (journal) , cyclic voltammetry , chemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , electrode
The carbon-supported bimetallic Au-Pd catalyst with core-shell structure is prepared by successive reduction method. The core-shell structure, surface morphology, and electrochemical performances of the catalysts are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrometry, linear sweep voltammetry, and chronopotentiometry. The results show that the Au-Pd/C catalyst with core-shell structure exhibits much higher catalytic activity for the direct oxidation of NaBH4 than pure Au/C catalyst. A direct borohydride-hydrogen peroxide fuel cell, in which the Au-Pd/C with core-shell structure is used as the anode catalyst and the Au/C as the cathode catalyst, shows as high as 68.215 mW cm−2 power density
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