Dendritic Au-Pd alloy nanoparticles were synthesized in high yield through the coreduction of HAuCl4 and K2PdCl4 in aqueous solutions by using hydrazine as a reducing agent. Relative compositions between Au and Pd at the particle surfaces as well as in bulk phases could be modulated by controlling the molar ratios between metal precursors in the feeding solutions. The formation of nanodendrites...

Replacement of precious Pt catalyst with cost-effective alternatives would be significantly beneficial for hydrogen production via electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). All candidates thus far are exclusively metallic catalysts, which suffer inherent corrosion and oxidation susceptibility during acidic proton-exchange membrane electrolysis. Herein, based on theoretical predictions...

A paramount role of surface structure and composition on the kinetics of electrocatalytic reactions has been realized with the establishment of electrocatalysis as a science. Consequently, a variation in the surface structure, and a modification of surface composition is expected to result in a considerable alternation of the electrocatalytic properties of electrodes. Reliable data on the role ...

In this study, CoCu alloy nanoparticles-incorporated carbon nanofibers are introduced as effective non precious electrocatalyst for methanol oxidation in alkaline medium. The introduced electrocatalyst has been synthesized by simple and effective process; electrospinning. Typically, calcination, in nitrogen atmosphere, of electrospun nanofibers composed of cobalt acetate, copper acetate and pol...

Poly(2,5 dimethoxyaniline) and Platinum (PDMA@ Pt) nanocomposite electrode was fabricated by the electrochemical method. PDMA@ Pt nano electrocatalyst size is around 150-200 nm. having electrocatalytic activity towards methanol oxidation reaction.

Ultrasmall and uniform Pd6Co nanocrystals were deposited on 3D graphene by a facile one-pot surfactant-free route for a catalyst toward formic acid oxidation, showing a much higher electrocatalytic activity, larger peak current density and better stability than Pd/3DG, Pd/C as well as commercial Pd-C, and thus offering great potential for an efficient anode catalyst toward high performance dire...

A simple and facile method is developed for one-pot preparation of hierarchical dendritic PtPd nanogarlands supported on reduced graphene oxide (PtPd/RGO) at room temperature, without using any seed, organic solvent, or complex apparatus. It is found that octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol (NP-40) as a soft template and its amount are critical to the formation of PtPd garlands. The as-prepared nanoc...

a chemically modified carbon paste electrode with 2-chlorobenzoyl ferrocene (2cbf) and carbon nanotube (2cbfcnpe) was employed to study the electrocatalytic oxidation of ascorbic acid in aqueous solution using cyclic voltammetry, square wave voltammetry and chronoamperometry. the diffusion coefficient (d = 1.42 × 10-6 cm2 s-1), and the kinetic parameter such as the catalytic rate constant (k = ...

the electrochemical oxidation of sulfamethazine (smz) has been studied at a multi-walled carbon nanotubes modified glassy carbon electrode (mwcnt-gce) by cyclic voltammetry. this modified electrode (mwcnt-gce) exhibited excellent electrocatalytic behavior toward the oxidation of smz as evidenced by the enhancement of the oxidation peak current and the shift in the anodic potential to less posit...