Facile synthesis of three-dimensional Pt-Pd alloyed multipods with enhanced electrocatalytic activity and stability for ethylene glycol oxidation.
A facile one-pot solvothermal method was developed for the fabrication of well-defined three-dimensional highly branched Pt-Pd alloyed multipods, using ethylene glycol as a solvent and a reducing agent, along with N-methylimidazole as a structure-directing agent, without any seed, template, or surfactant. The as-prepared nanocrystals exhibited a relatively large electrochemically active surface area, improved electrocatalytic activity and superior stability for ethylene glycol oxidation in alkaline media, compared with commercial Pt black and Pd black, making them promising electrocatalysts in fuel cells.
College of Geography and Environmental Science, College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China. ajwang@zjnu.cn jjfeng@zjnu.cn.
Jing-Jing
JJ
Lv
Li-Ping
LP
Mei
Xuexiang
X
Weng
Ai-Jun
AJ
Wang
Li-Li
LL
Chen
Xiang-Feng
XF
Liu
Jiu-Ju
JJ
Feng