Supplementary information file for article: 'Electrocatalytic oxidation of ethanol and ethylene glycol on cubic, octahedral and rhombic dodecahedral palladium nanocrystals'
posted on 2019-02-19, 13:37authored byXian-Yin Ma, Ya-Feng Chen, Han Wang, Qia-Xiao Li, Wen-Feng LinWen-Feng Lin, Wen-Bin Cai
Supplementary information file for article: 'Electrocatalytic oxidation of ethanol and ethylene glycol on cubic, octahedral and rhombic dodecahedral palladium nanocrystals'.
Abstract: Cubic, octahedral and rhombic dodecahedral Pd nanocrystals were synthesized and examined as nanocatalysts for electro-oxidation of ethanol and ethylene glycol. Combined electrochemical measurements and density functional theory calculations reveal that nanofacet-dependent affinity and reactivity of OHads and COads are closely linked to the C2 alcohol oxidation activities, with the highest reactivity found on the Pd nanocubes bounded by {100} facets.
Funding
Low Cost High Performance Novel Catalysts for Direct Alcohol Alkaline Fuel Cells using anion exchange membrane and bio-fuels
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council