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Cu could be alloyed only with Pd nanosheets rather than Pd nanocubes nor Pd nano-tetrahedrons, revealing a shape-dependence.
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Shape-dependence in seeded-growth of Pd-Cu solid solution from Pd nanostructure towards methanol oxidation electrocatalyst
Shi Hu2(
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Ultrathin Pd nanosheets (NSs) have great advantages in catalysis due to their large specific surface area and high percentage of under-coordinated atoms. However, the electrochemical performance still can be improved via composition-controllable growth of their solid solution. Herein, seeded alloying strategy was proposed to synthesize Pd-Cu solid solution from Pd NSs and Pd-Cu nanostructures with tunable molar ratios obtained by changing the amount of Cu precursor. As compared to the pristine Pd NSs, the Pd-Cu solid solution shows significantly enhanced methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) performance over those of Pd NSs and homemade Pd/C as the incorporation of Cu weakens the adsorption of CO intermediate on Pd in the MOR process. The choice of template is pivotal to the growth, as a shape-dependent behavior could be identified in the alloying of Cu with Pd nanosheets enclosed by {111} and {100} facets, Pd nanocubes enclosed by {100} facet, and Pd nano-tetrahedrons enclosed by {111} facet. The Pd-Cu solid solution with tunable composition can only be obtained from Pd NSs and the shape-dependent alloying process is mainly determined by the diffusion barrier and the minimum diffusion depth of the different facets.
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Si L, Li H, Zhang Y, et al. Shape-dependence in seeded-growth of Pd-Cu solid solution from Pd nanostructure towards methanol oxidation electrocatalyst. Nano Research, 2023, 16(7): 9116-9124. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5741-8
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