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Palladium Enhanced Iron Active Site - An Efficient Dual-Atom Catalyst for Oxygen Electroreduction

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SMALL
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WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202303321

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dual-atom configuration; electronic control; hydrogen-air fuel cells; ionic liquid; zinc-air batteries

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A new electrocatalyst (Fe&Pd-C/N) was prepared using a unique metal-containing ionic liquid (IL). It showed superior catalytic activity and durability for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) compared to commercial Pt/C. The Fe&Pd-C/N electrocatalyst demonstrated excellent catalytic performance in zinc-air batteries and hydrogen-air fuel cells.
Metal-nitrogen-carbon (M-C/N) electrocatalysts have been shown to have satisfactory catalytic activity and long-term durability for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Here, a strategy to prepare a new electrocatalyst (Fe&Pd-C/N) using a unique metal-containing ionic liquid (IL) is exploited, in which Fe & Pd ions are positively charged species atomically dispersed by coordination to the N of the N-doped C substrate, C/N. X-ray absorption fine structure, XPS and aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy results verified a well-defined dual-atom configuration comprising Fe+2.x-N-4 coupled Pd2+-N-4 sites and well-defined spatial distribution. Electronic control of a coupled Fe-Pd structure produces an electrocatalyst that exhibits superior performance with enhanced activity and durability for the ORR compared to that of commercial Pt/C (20%, Johnson Matthey) in both alkaline and acid media. Density functional theory calculations indicate that Pd atom can enhance the catalytic activity of the Fe active sites adjacent to Pd sites by changing the electronic orbital structure and Bader charge of the Fe centers. The excellent catalytic performance of the Fe&Pd-C/N electrocatalyst is demonstrated in zinc-air batteries and hydrogen-air fuel cells.

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