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Boron‐Doped PdCuAu Nanospine Assembly as an Efficient Electrocatalyst toward Formic Acid Oxidation
Author(s) -
Wang Hongjing,
Qian Xiaoqian,
Liu Songliang,
Yin Shuli,
Xu You,
Li Xiaonian,
Wang Ziqiang,
Wang Liang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201905237
Subject(s) - boron , formic acid , catalysis , electrocatalyst , dopant , anode , materials science , chemical engineering , inorganic chemistry , doping , chemistry , electrochemistry , electrode , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , engineering
Control of the composition and morphology of Pd‐based electrocatalysts is a promising strategy for the development of efficient direct formic acid fuel cells. Herein, a two‐step method is presented for the design of B‐doped PdCuAu nanospine assemblies (B‐PdCuAu NAs) using NaBH 4 as the boron dopant. The boron content can be tailored easily by tuning the reaction time, and an optimal boron content is beneficial to promote the formic acid oxidation reaction. Such B‐PdCuAu NAs exhibit superior mass and specific activities to commercial Pd black and PdCuAu NAs in alkaline solution. The excellent catalytic performance of B‐PdCuAu NAs may arise from the increase in surface active sites and the electronic effect of boron modification. This work provides a facile synthesis of the B‐doped metallic catalysts and highlights the boron modification in improving their performance as anode electrocatalysts for fuel cells.