Palladium alloys used as electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction

T Wang, A Chutia, DJL Brett, PR Shearing… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Palladium-based alloy materials as cathodes for the reduction of oxygen are regarded as
potential substitutes for platinum-based catalysts in fuel cells. In this work, we present a …

Metal–air batteries: from oxygen reduction electrochemistry to cathode catalysts

F Cheng, J Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Because of the remarkably high theoretical energy output, metal–air batteries represent one
class of promising power sources for applications in next-generation electronics, electrified …

A Systematic Investigation of p-Nitrophenol Reduction by Bimetallic Dendrimer Encapsulated Nanoparticles

ZD Pozun, SE Rodenbusch, E Keller… - The Journal of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
We demonstrate that the reduction of p-nitrophenol to p-aminophenol by NaBH4 is catalyzed
by both monometallic and bimetallic nanoparticles (NPs). We also demonstrate a …

Advancement of platinum (Pt)-free (non-Pt precious metals) and/or metal-free (non-precious-metals) electrocatalysts in energy applications: A review and perspectives

MD Bhatt, JY Lee - Energy & Fuels, 2020 - ACS Publications
The recent advances in platinum-free and/or metal-free electrocatalysts for electrochemical
redox reactions at the electrodes of fuel cells in particular and, broadly speaking, energy …

Nanoscale design of Pd‐based electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction enhancement in alkaline media

M Zhou, J Guo, J Fang - Small Structures, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Palladium (Pd)‐based electrocatalysts have recently emerged as one class of the foremost
promising candidates for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in alkaline media due to their …

Size-dependent disorder–order transformation in the synthesis of monodisperse intermetallic PdCu nanocatalysts

C Wang, DP Chen, X Sang, RR Unocic, SE Skrabalak - ACS nano, 2016 - ACS Publications
The high performance of Pd-based intermetallic nanocatalysts has the potential to replace Pt-
containing catalysts for fuel-cell reactions. Conventionally, intermetallic particles are …

A review of high energy density lithium–air battery technology

MA Rahman, X Wang, C Wen - Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Today's lithium (Li)-ion batteries have been widely adopted as the power of choice
for small electronic devices through to large power systems such as hybrid electric vehicles …

Applications of bimetallic PdCu catalysts

M Gholinejad, F Khosravi, M Afrasi… - Catalysis Science & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Bimetallic PdCu nanoparticles can be applied as catalysts in a wide range of chemical and
electrochemical reactions. This review article overviews the preparation and synthetic …

Well-defined nanoparticle electrocatalysts for the refinement of theory

JA Trindell, Z Duan, G Henkelman… - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
The relationship between experiment and theory in electrocatalysis is one of profound
importance. Until fairly recently, the principal role of theory in this field was interpreting …

Understanding the reactivity of metallic nanoparticles: beyond the extended surface model for catalysis

F Vines, JRB Gomes, F Illas - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Metallic nanoparticles (NPs) constitute a new class of chemical objects which are used in
different fields as diverse as plasmonics, optics, catalysis, or biochemistry. The atomic …