Reduced graphene oxide (RGO)-supported Pd–CeO<sub>2</sub> nanocomposites as highly active electrocatalysts for facile formic acid oxidation
Y. Chandra Sekhar, P. Raghavendra, Gondi Thulasiramaiah, Bathinapatla Sravani, P. Sri Chandana, T. Maiyalagan, Loka Subramanyam Sarma
Abstract
Reduced graphene oxide (RGO)-supported Pd–CeO 2 nanoparticles prepared by a chemical reduction method were shown to exhibit superior electrocatalytic activity towards formic acid compared to the commercial Pd/C catalyst.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryGrapheneOxideNanocompositeFormic acidNanotechnologyChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryEngineeringMaterials scienceElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis