Electrocatalytic oxidation of ethanol and ethylene glycol on cubic, octahedral and rhombic dodecahedral palladium nanocrystals. Issue 20 (21st February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ma, Xian-Yin; Chen, Yafeng; Wang, Han; Li, Qiao-Xia; Lin, Wen-Feng; Cai, Wen-Bin
• Is Part Of: Chemical communications. Volume 54:Issue 20(2018)
• Page Start: 2562
• Page End: 2565
• Publication Date: 2018-02-21
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1039/c7cc08793d
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-7345

Abstract

Abstract : Ethanol and ethylene glycol electrocatalytic oxidation on Pd cubic, octahedral and rhombic dodecahedral nanocrystals in alkaline media was systematically investigated. 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.