A unique ligand effect in Pt-based core–shell nanocubes to boost oxygen reduction electrocatalysis
Xingqiao Wu, Xinkai Chen, Li Xiao, Yucong Yan, Jingbo Huang, Junjie Li, Rong Shen, He Tian, Deren Yang, Hui Zhang
Abstract
A unique ligand effect mainly arising from the strong p–d orbital hybridization between Pt and Pb was demonstrated to play a key role in boosting the ORR properties of Pd 3 Pb@Pt m Pb/C catalysts.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrocatalystOxygen reductionLigand (biochemistry)Oxygen reduction reactionBoosting (machine learning)CatalysisChemistryOxygenReduction (mathematics)Materials scienceNanotechnologyChemical engineeringElectrodeComputer scienceElectrochemistryEngineeringPhysical chemistryReceptorBiochemistryMathematicsOrganic chemistryMachine learningGeometryElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionFuel Cells and Related MaterialsAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing