Journal
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Volume 21, Issue 20, Pages 7343-7349Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c1jm10333d
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50972058, 20821063]
- 973 Program [2011CB933502]
- International S&T Cooperation Projects of China [2010DFA42060]
- Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Educational Committee [KJ2008B188]
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Sonoelectrochemical technique was successfully used to fabricate alloy-graphene nanocomposites. It not only provides a simple way to synthesize alloy nanoparticles, but also shows a general strategy for fabricating graphene-based nanostructures with anticipated properties. Pd was co-electrodeposited with Pt at different atomic ratios, and then was anchored with reduced graphene oxide (RGO) simultaneously in the presence of PDDA. The morphologies and structures of the as-prepared PDDA-RGO-PdPt nanocomposites were extensively investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The composition was evaluated by energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS) and inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES). Raman spectra revealed the surface properties of graphene and its interaction with metallic nanoparticles. Cyclic voltammetric (CV) and chronoamperometric experiments further exhibited their catalytic activity and stability for the electro-oxidation of ethanol in alkaline media, which could be applied as promising electrocatalysts for direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs).
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