title: Facile One-Step Synthesis of Three-Dimensional Pd-Ag Bimetallic Alloy Networks and Their Electrocatalytic Activity toward Ethanol Oxidation.
abstract: The three-dimensional palladium networks and palladium-silver bimetallic alloy networks were synthesized at room temperature on a large scale using a rapid and simple strategy. The results revealed that the morphology of the networks is not affected by the composition. We demonstrated that the as-prepared unsupported networks exhibited excellent electrochemical activity and stability toward ethanol oxidation reaction in alkaline media due to the formation of palladium-silver alloys as well as the porous nanostructures. The results indicate that the well-defined three-dimensional palladium-silver bimetallic alloy networks are promising catalysts for fuel cells.
authors.affiliation: †Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States.
authors.forename: Shaofang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: †Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States.
authors.forename: Chengzhou
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: †Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: †Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States.|‡Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States.
authors.forename: Yuehe
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin
keywords: Pd; bimetallic alloy; ethanol oxidation reaction; fuel cell; three-dimensional networks