Journal
NANO RESEARCH
Volume 8, Issue 9, Pages 2789-2799Publisher
TSINGHUA UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-015-0770-6
Keywords
platinum; nanocage; oxygen reduction reaction; electrocatalysis; graphene
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Funding
- 973 Program [2014CB848900]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [21471141, 21273203]
- Recruitment Program of Global Experts
- CAS Hundred Talent Program
- Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation [1508085MB24]
- Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities [WK2060190025, WK2310000035]
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Cathodic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a highly important electrochemical reaction in renewable-energy technologies. In general, the surface area, exposed facets and electrical conductivity of catalysts all play important roles in determining their electrocatalytic activities, while their performance durability can be improved by integration with supporting materials. In this work, we have developed a method to synthesize hybrid structures between PtPd bimetallic nanocages and graphene by employing selective epitaxial growth of single-crystal Pt shells on Pd nanocubes supported on reduced graphene oxide (rGO), followed by Pd etching. The hollow nature, {100} surface facets and bimetallic composition of PtPd nanocages, together with the good conductivity and stability of graphene, enable high electrocatalytic performance in ORR. The obtained PtPd nanocage-rGO structures exhibit mass activity (0.534 A.mg(Pt)(-1) ) and specific activity (0.482 mA.cm(-2)) which are 4.4 times and 3.9 times greater than the corresponding values for Pt/C.
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