Recent advances on electro-oxidation of ethanol on Pt-and Pd-based catalysts: from reaction mechanisms to catalytic materials

Y Wang, S Zou, WB Cai - Catalysts, 2015 - mdpi.com
The ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) has drawn increasing interest in electrocatalysis and
fuel cells by considering that ethanol as a biomass fuel has advantages of low toxicity …

Noble metal alloy complex nanostructures: controllable synthesis and their electrochemical property

H Liu, F Nosheen, X Wang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Noble metal nanocrystals have been extensively utilized as promising catalysts for chemical
transformations and energy conversion. One of their significant applications lies in electrode …

Optimizing the electronic structure of ordered Pt–Co–Ti ternary intermetallic catalyst to boost acidic oxygen reduction

W Zhao, B Chi, L Liang, P Yang, W Zhang, X Ge… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Developing advanced electrocatalysts toward the sluggish oxygen reduction reaction (ORR)
kinetics is critical to fuel cells but still an enormous challenge at present. Here, we …

Synthesis and catalytic properties of metal nanoparticles: Size, shape, support, composition, and oxidation state effects

BR Cuenya - Thin Solid Films, 2010 - Elsevier
Exciting new opportunities are emerging in the field of catalysis based on nanotechnology
approaches. A new understanding and mastery of catalysis could have broad societal …

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 …

Designer platinum nanoparticles: Control of shape, composition in alloy, nanostructure and electrocatalytic property

Z Peng, H Yang - Nano today, 2009 - Elsevier
Recent advances in the design and preparation of platinum-based nanostructures and their
applications as electrocatalysts for low-temperature fuel cells are reviewed. Discussions are …

Recent advances in direct formic acid fuel cells (DFAFC)

X Yu, PG Pickup - Journal of Power Sources, 2008 - Elsevier
Polymer electrolyte membrane-based direct formic acid fuel cells (DFAFC) have been
investigated for about a decade, and are now becoming an important area of portable power …

Anchoring and Upgrading Ultrafine NiPd on Room‐Temperature‐Synthesized Bifunctional NH2‐N‐rGO toward Low‐Cost and Highly Efficient Catalysts for Selective …

JM Yan, SJ Li, SS Yi, BR Wulan, WT Zheng… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogen is widely considered to be a sustainable and clean energy alternative to the use
of fossil fuels in the future. Its high hydrogen content, nontoxicity, and liquid state at room …

Applications of extended X-ray absorption fine-structure spectroscopy to studies of bimetallic nanoparticle catalysts

AI Frenkel - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy has been used to study
short range order in heterometallic alloys for almost four decades. In this critical review …

Ultrathin PdAg single-crystalline nanowires enhance ethanol oxidation electrocatalysis

H Lv, Y Wang, A Lopes, D Xu, B Liu - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2019 - Elsevier
Rational design and synthesis of highly efficient nanocatalysts towards electrochemical
ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) are of great importance for practical applications in direct …