Ultrahigh activity of Pd decorated Ir/C catalyst for formic acid electro-oxidation

Palladium–iridium nanowires for enhancement of electro-catalytic activity towards oxygen reduction reaction

“…Consequently, iridium has been successfully used to improve the durability of Pd-Co, Pd-Cu and Pd-Ce catalysts [15][16][17]. Though palladium-iridium bimetallic nanocrystals have been used as electro-catalysts for formic acid/borohydride/CO oxidation, little work has been focused on their electro-catalytic activities towards ORR [18][19][20]. In addition, previously reported Pd-Ir bimetallic nanoparticles were universally spherical in shape with very small size.…”

Effect of thermal treatment of Pd decorated Fe/C nanocatalysts on their catalytic performance for formic acid oxidation

“…has been an important focal area of research and development of active, robust, and low cost catalysts for achieving the ultimate commercialization of fuel cells. [2][3][4][5][6] The enhanced electrocatalytic activity in such catalysts has been attributed to serious factors, such as lattice, 7,8 electronic 6 and Pd-skin effects [9][10][11][12] and so on. Furthermore, some of these factors can be controlled in different ways.…”

Intermetallic junction contribution to the CO electrooxidation on a Pt/Au electrode: the excess voltammetric current

“…Therefore, the search of alternatives for the improvement of its oxidation is essential in the development of direct alcohol fuel cells. In the search for high performance electrocatalysts, it has been proposed surface decoration [1][2][3], core-shell type nanoparticles [4][5][6] and bimetallic electrodes [7][8][9], amongst other alternatives. In this last case, alloy structures were employed, being the enhancement on the electrocatalytic activity mainly due to changes in the electronic states of the heteroatoms in the solid solution.…”