Unveiling the electrochemical CO oxidation activity on support-free porous PdM (M = Fe, Co, Ni) foam-like nanocrystals over a wide pH range

<p dir="ltr">Binary PdM-based nanocrystals are efficient electrocatalysts for a wide range of renewable and green fuel cell applications; however, their poisoning by CO is a great barrier for commercialization, so it is pivotal to solve this issue. Herein, we fabricated support-free...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Belal Salah (14150460) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Adewale K. Ipadeola (12699590) (author), Aslam Khan (2051275) (author), Qingqing Lu (6160103) (author), Yassmin Ibrahim (17821160) (author), Ebrima L Darboe (17821163) (author), Aboubakr M. Abdullah (1505017) (author), Kamel Eid (1542562) (author)
منشور في: 2023
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الملخص:<p dir="ltr">Binary PdM-based nanocrystals are efficient electrocatalysts for a wide range of renewable and green fuel cell applications; however, their poisoning by CO is a great barrier for commercialization, so it is pivotal to solve this issue. Herein, we fabricated support-free PdM alloys (M = Fe, Co, and Ni) by a prompt one-step aqueous-solution co-reduction with sodium borohydride driven by the coalescence growth mechanism. This forms support-free PdM porous foam-like nanostructures with well-defined compositions from the ICP-OES analysis and clean surface without any hazardous chemicals or multiple reaction steps. The as-prepared PdM foam-like nanostructures were demonstrated for carbon monoxide oxidation (CO<sub>Oxid</sub>) electrocatalysis at varied electrolyte pH compared with commercial Pd/C catalyst. The foam-like PdFe nanocrystals achieved an excellent electrochemical CO<sub>Oxid </sub>activity that was at least 2.18-times of PdCo, 4.35-times of PdNi, and 1.56-times of Pd/C in both alkaline (KOH) and acidic (HClO<sub>4</sub>) electrolytes, but PdCo was the best in neutral (NaHCO<sub>3</sub>) medium. The superior activity of PdM is due to the strain and alloying effect, which promoted the superb CO oxidation durability for 1000 cycles than Pd/C catalyst. This study demonstrated the superiority of support-free bimetallic PdM alloys than Pd/C catalyst in all electrolytes, which may open new gates for understanding CO-poisoning in alcohol-based fuel cells.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Energy Conversion and Management: X<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2023.100449" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2023.100449</a></p>