Hollow Pd/Te nanorods for the effective electrooxidation of methanol
Wei Qiao, Xudong Yang, Meng Li, Ligang Feng
Abstract
). High catalytic stability was also observed for Pd/Te, with a current retention of 64.3% after 3600 s of chronoamperometric testing, much higher than for Pd catalysts (20.1%). High anti-CO poisoning ability of the Pd/Te catalyst was demonstrated in the CO-stripping voltammetry results, and faster catalytic kinetics were also observed for this catalyst system. The electron-rich state of Pd and high active site exposure are responsible for the high performance of the Pd/Te catalyst in methanol oxidation.
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NanorodMethanolElectrolyteMaterials scienceChemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemistryElectrodeOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchElectrochemical Analysis and Applications