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Pd Adatom Decorated (100) Preferentially Oriented Pt Nanoparticles for Formic Acid Electrooxidation
Author(s) -
VidalIglesias Francisco J.,
SollaGullón José,
Herrero Enrique,
Aldaz Antonio,
Feliu Juan M.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201002501
Subject(s) - palladium , formic acid , electrocatalyst , catalysis , platinum , nanoparticle , single crystal , chemistry , platinum nanoparticles , inorganic chemistry , materials science , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , electrochemistry , crystallography , electrode , organic chemistry , engineering
Decorating platinum nanoparticles having preferential (100) orientation with palladium adatoms in the submonolayer range enhances their catalytic performance in the electrooxidation of formic acid (see picture). Moreover, as the palladium adatoms are deposited in a similar way to that used in analogous single‐crystal studies, proper relationships between single‐crystal and nanoparticle catalysis or electrocatalysis can be established.