Electrochemistry of nanoparticles

SEF Kleijn, SCS Lai, MTM Koper… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Metal nanoparticles (NPs) find widespread application as a result of their unique physical
and chemical properties. NPs have generated considerable interest in catalysis and …

Recent advances in the stabilization of platinum electrocatalysts for fuel‐cell reactions

M Cao, D Wu, R Cao - ChemCatChem, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) feature high energy densities, low
operating temperatures, and low environmental impact, which make them a promising …

Electrocatalysis of formic acid on palladium and platinum surfaces: from fundamental mechanisms to fuel cell applications

K Jiang, HX Zhang, S Zou, WB Cai - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Formic acid as a natural biomass and a CO2 reduction product has attracted considerable
interest in renewable energy exploitation, serving as both a promising candidate for …

Enhanced Formic Acid Oxidation over SnO2-decorated Pd Nanocubes

C Rettenmaier, RM Arán-Ais, J Timoshenko… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The formic acid oxidation reaction (FAOR) is one of the key reactions that can be used at the
anode of low-temperature liquid fuel cells. To allow the knowledge-driven development of …

Structure design and performance tuning of nanomaterials for electrochemical energy conversion and storage

T Sheng, YF Xu, YX Jiang, L Huang… - Accounts of chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The performance of nanomaterials in electrochemical energy conversion (fuel
cells) and storage (secondary batteries) strongly depends on the nature of their surfaces …

Rational design and synthesis of low-temperature fuel cell electrocatalysts

N Tian, BA Lu, XD Yang, R Huang, YX Jiang… - Electrochemical Energy …, 2018 - Springer
Recent progresses in proton exchange membrane fuel cell electrocatalysts are reviewed in
this article in terms of cathodic and anodic reactions with a focus on rational design. These …

Shape-controlled nanoparticles as anodic catalysts in low-temperature fuel cells

R Rizo, B Roldan Cuenya - ACS Energy Letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
The great dependence of the electrocatalytic activity of most electrochemical reactions on
the catalytic surface area and specific surface structure is widely accepted. Building on the …

Implanting Mo Atoms into Surface Lattice of Pt3Mn Alloys Enclosed by High-Indexed Facets: Promoting Highly Active Sites for Ethylene Glycol Oxidation

Y Wang, H Zhuo, H Sun, X Zhang, X Dai, C Luan… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The instable structure of Pt-based high-indexed facets (HIFs) facile reconstructed is a key
obstacle for further practical applications because of its high surface energy and amounts of …

Catalytic Ru containing Pt3Mn nanocrystals enclosed with high-indexed facets: surface alloyed Ru makes Pt more active than Ru particles for ethylene glycol …

Y Wang, M Zheng, H Sun, X Zhang, C Luan, Y Li… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Tuning the surface property of Pt based nanocrystals at the atomic level is of vital
significance to meet superior electrocatalytic performance criteria. In this work, a new …

Heteroatom doped 3D graphene aerogel supported catalysts for formic acid and methanol oxidation

MS Çögenli, AB Yurtcan - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, nitrogen (N) and boron (B) heteroatom doped graphene aerogel support
materials have been employed for the dispersion of platinum (Pt) nanoparticles to improve …