Issue 12, 2015
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Chemical Science

Pt/Ni(OH)2–NiOOH/Pd multi-walled hollow nanorod arrays as superior electrocatalysts for formic acid electrooxidation†

Han Xu,a   Liang-Xin Ding,b   Jin-Xian Fenga  and  Gao-Ren Li*a  

* Corresponding authors

a MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, KLGHEI of Environment and Energy Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
E-mail: ligaoren@mail.sysu.edu.cn

b School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China

Abstract

The catalytic activity and durability are crucial for the development of high-performance electrocatalysts. To design electrocatalysts with excellent electroactivity and durability, the structure and composition are two important guiding principles. In this work, novel Pt/Ni(OH)2–NiOOH/Pd multi-walled hollow nanorod arrays (MHNRAs) are successfully synthesized. The unique MHNRAs provide fast transport and short diffusion paths for electroactive species and high utilization rate of catalysts. Because of the special surface and synergistic effects, the Pt/Ni(OH)2–NiOOH/Pd MHNRA electrocatalysts exhibit high catalytic activity, high durability and superior CO poisoning tolerance for the electrooxidation of formic acid in comparison with Pt@Pd MHNRAs, commercial Pt/C, Pd/C and PtRu/C catalysts.

Graphical abstract: Pt/Ni(OH)2–NiOOH/Pd multi-walled hollow nanorod arrays as superior electrocatalysts for formic acid electrooxidation

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5SC02544C
Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
14 Jul 2015
Accepted
28 Aug 2015
First published
28 Aug 2015
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Sci., 2015,6, 6991-6998

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Pt/Ni(OH)2–NiOOH/Pd multi-walled hollow nanorod arrays as superior electrocatalysts for formic acid electrooxidation

H. Xu, L. Ding, J. Feng and G. Li, Chem. Sci., 2015, 6, 6991 DOI: 10.1039/C5SC02544C

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