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Highly Ordered Pd Nanowire Arrays as Effective Electrocatalysts for Ethanol Oxidation in Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells
Author(s) -
Xu C. W.,
Wang H.,
Shen P. K.,
Jiang S. P.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200602911
Subject(s) - materials science , anodizing , nanowire , alcohol fuel , ethanol , direct ethanol fuel cell , electrocatalyst , fuel cells , ethanol fuel , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , electrode , oxide , aluminium , inorganic chemistry , electrochemistry , metallurgy , proton exchange membrane fuel cell , organic chemistry , chemistry , engineering
Pd nanowire arrays (NWAs) with high electrochemically active surface area (see figure) are successfully fabricated using anodized aluminum oxide electrodeposition. The electrocatalytic activity and stability of the Pd NWAs for ethanol electrooxidation are not only significantly higher that of conventional Pd film electrodes, but also higher than that of well‐established commercial PtRu/C electrocatalysts. The Pd NWAs show great potential as electrocatalysts for ethanol electrooxidation in alkaline media in direct ethanol fuel cells.