Tailoring the electron density of Pd nanoparticles through electronic metal-support interaction for accelerating electrocatalysis of formic acid

Shuai Su; Yi Shi; Yue Zhou; Yue Bo Wang; Feng Bin Wang; Xing Hua Xia

doi:10.1016/j.elecom.2019.106540

Tailoring the electron density of Pd nanoparticles through electronic metal-support interaction for accelerating electrocatalysis of formic acid

Shuai Su
, Yi Shi
, Yue Zhou
, Yue Bo Wang^*
, Feng Bin Wang
, Xing Hua Xia

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The electronic interaction between metal and supports can regulate the activity of heterogeneous nanomaterials. We designed four supported Pd catalysts (Pd/ZnO, Pd/TiO₂, Pd/Al₂O₃ and Pd/SiO₂) for the electrocatalytic activity toward the formic acid oxidation reaction (FAOR). The electrochemical results demonstrate that Pd/ZnO exhibits superior electrocatalytic activity toward FAOR, which can be attributed to the decreased electron density of ZnO-supported Pd nanoparticles, as further confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic characterization and CO stripping electrochemical measurement. This study provides an effective method for the design of high-efficiency electrocatalysts, which could be also useful for studying the surface electronics of supported metal-nanoparticle.

Original language	English
Article number	106540
Journal	Electrochemistry Communications
Volume	107
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2019.106540
State	Published - Oct 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Electrocatalysis
Electron density
Electronic metal–support interaction
Formic acid oxidation reaction
Pd nanoparticles

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