Vertically oriented reduced graphene oxide supported dealloyed palladium-copper nanoparticles for methanol electrooxidation

2015 
Abstract Vertically oriented graphene-based nanocatalysts represent an emerging class of electrocatalysts due to their large surface area and excellent electrical transport ability. Herein, we report a vertically oriented reduced graphene oxide supported dealloyed palladium–copper nanoparticle catalyst (PdCu/VrGO) synthesized by a facile cyclic voltammetric electrodeposition of graphene oxide in the presence of Na 2 PdCl 4 and copper ethylenediamine tetraacetate. The structure and composition are characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Meanwhile, the electrochemical properties are measured by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. The PdCu/VrGO catalyst exhibits excellent electrocatalytic activity towards methanol oxidation, with the mass activity of 762.8 A g −1 , which is 7.1 times that of a commercial Pd/C catalyst. In addition, PdCu/VrGO shows good chemical stability and superior tolerance to CO poisoning. These results demonstrate that vertical reduced graphene oxide provides a promising platform for the development of electrochemical nanocatalysts.
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