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ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
卷 136, 期 -, 页码 89-96出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.05.041
关键词
Nanoporous stainless steel; Galvanic replacement; Palladium; Pulsed electrodeposition; glycerol electrooxidation
资金
- Isfahan University of Technology Research Council
- Center of Excellence in Sensor and Green Chemistry of IUT
In this work, nanoporous stainless steel (NPSS) prepared by anodization process was used as an electrode material to support noble metal-based catalysts. To decorate NPSS with Pd, copper was deposited into the pores of NPSS using pulsed electrodeposition, and followed by the galvanic replacement reaction between deposited Cu and PdCl2 solution. The surface morphology and composition of the prepared electrode were determined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). SEM and AFM images showed that self-organized nanopores with an average size of about 77 nm were formed on the stainless steel surface and then were successfully filled with Cu. Galvanic replacement resulted in the formation of a porous film with a high electrochemically active surface area (EASA= 173.4 cm(2) mg(-1)) and greatly reducing Pd loading (29 mu g cm(-2)). The EDS analysis revealed the presence of Cu and Pd in the prepared electrode (NPSS/Cu/Pd). Cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and chronoamperometry techniques were used to investigate the electrochemical behavior of the NPSS/Cu/Pd electrode in alkaline media. It was found that the porosity of NPSS and the presence of Cu improve the long-term stability of the Pd film on the surface. The electrode exhibited a remarkable catalytic activity for electrooxidation of glycerol due to the large EASA. The obtained mass activity and onset potential for glycerol oxidation were 0.82 mA mu g(pd)(-1) and -0.35 V, respectively, which are acceptable as compared with those of palladium-carbon substrates. The results also indicated that the presence of Cu has a significant effect on the catalytic activity, the reaction kinetics and poisoning tolerance of the NPSS/Cu/Pd electrode. Accordingly, NPSS/Cu/Pd can be extended as a promising electrode for alcohol electrooxidation reactions in fuel cells and sensors. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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