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Positive direction of polarization-induced electric field improves formic acid electrooxidation on Pd

Shuozhen Hu1,§( ), Yunyun Cheng1,2,§, Guoming Luo1,3, Kai Huang1, Cheng Shi4, Jie Xu5, Cheng Lian1, Shigang Sun6, Xinsheng Zhang1( )
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
Shanghai Hydrogen Propulsion Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201800, China
Shanghai Haizhiqing Energy Development Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200333, China
Key Laboratory of Advanced Civil Engineering Materials of Ministry of Education, Functional Materials Research Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Ma’anshan 243002, China
State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China

§ Shuozhen Hu and Yunyun Cheng contributed equally to this work.

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Polarization-induced electric fields with different directions were successfully introduced to Pd to manipulate the adsorption energy of intermediates and reaction pathway of formic acid electrooxidation. Positive polarization-induced electric field leads to an electron-deficient state of Pd, reduced adsorption energy of COad, enhanced adsorption energy of *HCOOH and *OH, and eventually promoted formic acid electrooxidation activity.

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Adjusting the adsorption energy of adsorbates on catalyst can directly regulate the catalytic performance and reaction pathways of heterogeneous catalysis. Herein, we report a novel strategy, introducing polarization-induced electric field (PIEF) with different directions, to manipulate the adsorption energy of intermediates and reaction pathway of formic acid electrooxidation on Pd. Tourmaline nanoparticles are applied as the PIEF provider, of which the direction is successfully controlled via aligning the dipoles in tourmaline in a strong external electric field. Experimental and theoretical results systematically reveal that positive PIEF leads to an electron-deficient state of Pd, reduced adsorption energy of COad, enhanced adsorption energy of *HCOOH and *OH, and promoted formate pathway of formic acid electrooxidation. Pd/TNP+/FTO, with the aid of positive PIEF, shows three-fold enhancement in the formic acid electrooxidation (4.74 mA·cm−2) with high durability and anti-poisoning ability compared with pristine Pd. This study leads a new route to design formic acid electrocatalysts and provides an understanding on how to control the adsorption energy of adsorbates on electrocatalysts by an internal electric field.

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palladiumadsorption energydipole-aligned tourmalineformic acid oxidation mechanismferroelectric materialpolarization-induced electric field direction

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Nano Research
Volume 16 Issue 8,
August 2023
Pages 10848-10856
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-023-5857-x
Cite this article:
Hu S, Cheng Y, Luo G, et al. Positive direction of polarization-induced electric field improves formic acid electrooxidation on Pd. Nano Research, 2023, 16(8): 10848-10856. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-5857-x
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Received: 11 April 2023
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