| Generation of Active Species on Pd-based Nano Electrocatalysts for Efficient Methanol Electrooxidation in Aqueous Alkaline Media |
| Paper ID : 1545-ICNS |
| Authors: |
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sara khadempir *, Zeinab Dabirifar Quchan university of technology |
| Abstract: |
| A one-pot synthesis of Au@Pd/POM nanohybrid with the aim of Keggin-type polyoxometalate-phosphomolybdic acid (POM)-as both reducing and stabilizing agent is presented. The resulting nanohybrid was characterised by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-angle annular dark field-scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and powder X-ray diffraction (XRD). The Au@Pd/POM were used as a multi-functional electrocatalyst for ethanol, methanol oxidation in alkaline media. The best electrocatalytic activity was assessed by applying a novel activation process to generate the electrocatalytic active species on Au@Pd/POM. The electrochemical data allowed us to attribute the superior performance of the nanohybrid to the generation of Pd-OHads as the active sites at the surface of the Au@Pd/POM electrocatalyst. |
| Keywords: |
| “Core-shell structure”, “Nano-Electrocatalyst”, “Electrochemical oxidation”. |
| Status : Abstract Accepted (Poster Presentation) |