| Literature DB >> 28585235 |
Nailiang Yang1, Zhicheng Zhang1, Bo Chen1, Ying Huang1, Junze Chen1, Zhuangchai Lai1, Ye Chen1, Melinda Sindoro1, An-Liang Wang1, Hongfei Cheng1, Zhanxi Fan1, Xiaozhi Liu2,3, Bing Li4, Yun Zong4, Lin Gu2,3,5, Hua Zhang1.
Abstract
Inspired by the unique properties of ultrathin 2D nanomaterials and excellent catalytic activities of noble metal nanostructures for renewable fuel cells, a facile method is reported for the high-yield synthesis of ultrathin 2D PdCu alloy nanosheets under mild conditions. Impressively, the obtained PdCu alloy nanosheet after being treated with ethylenediamine can be used as a highly efficient electrocatalyst for formic acid oxidation. The study implicates that the rational design and controlled synthesis of an ultrathin 2D noble metal alloy may open up new opportunities for enhancing catalytic activities of noble metal nanostructures.Entities:
Keywords: PdCu alloy; electrocatalysts; formic acid oxidation; nanosheets
Year: 2017 PMID: 28585235 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201700769
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Mater ISSN: 0935-9648 Impact factor: 30.849