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Nano Research 2019, 12(2): 351-356 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-018-2222-6
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Facile growth of ultra-small Pd nanoparticles on zeolite-templated mesocellular graphene foam for enhanced alcohol electrooxidation

Show Author's Information Xuexue Cui1,  Yaling Li1,  Mingyu Zhao1,  Yunshi Xu1,  Leilei Chen1,2,  Shuguang Yang1,  Yi Wang1,2( )
Center for Advanced Low-dimension Materials,State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University,Shanghai,201620,China;
College of Chemistry,Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University,Shanghai,201620,China;
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reaction kinetics, mesocellular graphene foam, ultra-small nanoparticles, stabilizer-free synthesis, alcohol electrooxidation
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Catalyst activityDirect ethanol fuel cells (DEFC)ElectrocatalystsGrapheneNanoparticlesSynthesis (chemical)Zeolites
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Cui X, Li Y, Zhao M, et al. Facile growth of ultra-small Pd nanoparticles on zeolite-templated mesocellular graphene foam for enhanced alcohol electrooxidation. Nano Research, 2019, 12(2): 351-356. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-018-2222-6
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Labor-saving preparation of highly active electrocatalysts for alcohols oxidation, especially for the ethylene glycol and glycerol electrooxidation is of great importance for the development of fuel cells. Herein, mesocellular graphene foam (MGF) constructed by ultrathin nanosheets were prepared using lamellar MCM-22 zeolite as template and then ultra-small Pd NPs were facile grew on it via the stabilizer-free synthesis. Detailed characterizations showed that the obtained Pd/MGF had large surface area, hierarchical porous architecture, semi-graphitic framework and dispersed Pd NPs anchoring. Electrochemical measurements demonstrated that Pd/MGF possessed the higher catalytic activity (1.7–2.9 fold higher) and stability for the different alcohols electrooxidation, especially for the ethylene glycol and glycerol electrooxidation in the alkaline solution, than the commercial Pd/C (10 wt.%) catalyst. Reaction kinetics analysis revealed the expanded diffusion-controlled process of Pd/MGF as compared to Pd/C. These findings promised a potential electrocatalyst for direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFC), especially for the direct ethylene glycol or glycerol fuel cells with high energy density.


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Facile growth of ultra-small Pd nanoparticles on zeolite-templated mesocellular graphene foam for enhanced alcohol electrooxidation

Show Author's information Xuexue Cui1, Yaling Li1, Mingyu Zhao1, Yunshi Xu1, Leilei Chen1,2, Shuguang Yang1, Yi Wang1,2( )
Center for Advanced Low-dimension Materials,State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University,Shanghai,201620,China;
College of Chemistry,Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University,Shanghai,201620,China;

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Labor-saving preparation of highly active electrocatalysts for alcohols oxidation, especially for the ethylene glycol and glycerol electrooxidation is of great importance for the development of fuel cells. Herein, mesocellular graphene foam (MGF) constructed by ultrathin nanosheets were prepared using lamellar MCM-22 zeolite as template and then ultra-small Pd NPs were facile grew on it via the stabilizer-free synthesis. Detailed characterizations showed that the obtained Pd/MGF had large surface area, hierarchical porous architecture, semi-graphitic framework and dispersed Pd NPs anchoring. Electrochemical measurements demonstrated that Pd/MGF possessed the higher catalytic activity (1.7–2.9 fold higher) and stability for the different alcohols electrooxidation, especially for the ethylene glycol and glycerol electrooxidation in the alkaline solution, than the commercial Pd/C (10 wt.%) catalyst. Reaction kinetics analysis revealed the expanded diffusion-controlled process of Pd/MGF as compared to Pd/C. These findings promised a potential electrocatalyst for direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFC), especially for the direct ethylene glycol or glycerol fuel cells with high energy density.

Keywords: reaction kinetics, mesocellular graphene foam, ultra-small nanoparticles, stabilizer-free synthesis, alcohol electrooxidation

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Received: 12 August 2018
Revised: 08 October 2018
Accepted: 10 October 2018
Published: 27 October 2018
Issue date: February 2019

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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21675032), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities and DHU Distinguished Young Professor Program.

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