RSC Advances, ( ISI ), Volume (5), No (31), Year (2015-1) , Pages (24319-24326)

Title : ( A polyoxometalate-assisted approach for synthesis of Pd nanoparticles on graphene nanosheets: synergistic behaviour for enhanced electrocatalytic activity )

Authors: Sara Khadempir , Ali Ahmadpour , Mohammad Taghi Hamed Mosavian , Narjes Ashraf , Fatemeh F. Bamoharram , Scott G. Mitchell , Jes´us M. de la Fuente ,

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Abstract

A polyoxometalate (POM) assisted approach has been employed to prepare a nanohybrid of Pd nanoparticles (PdNPs) and graphene nanosheets (GNSs). The Keggin-type POM, phosphomolybdic acid (PMo12), was applied to serve as both reducing and stabilising agent. The as-prepared nanohybrid (Pd/ PMo12/GNSs) was comprehensively characterised using transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. The synergistic behaviour of PdNPs, PMo12 and GNSs in the nanohybrid leads to elevated electrocatalytic property for ethanol oxidation. Moreover, the Pd/PMo12/GNSs nanohybrid was activated by applying a sufficiently negative potential which plays a key role in promoting the electrocatalytic activity. The activated catalyst presents a superior performance towards ethanol electrooxidation reaction and shows better tolerance to poisoning species compared to Pd and Pt nanoparticles. The outstanding electrocatalytic activity of the tri-component (Pd/PMo12/GNSs) nanohybrid is discussed with relevance to its application in direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs).

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@article{paperid:1046941,
author = {Khadempir, Sara and Ahmadpour, Ali and Hamed Mosavian, Mohammad Taghi and Ashraf, Narjes and Fatemeh F. Bamoharram and Scott G. Mitchell and Jes´us M. De La Fuente},
title = {A polyoxometalate-assisted approach for synthesis of Pd nanoparticles on graphene nanosheets: synergistic behaviour for enhanced electrocatalytic activity},
journal = {RSC Advances},
year = {2015},
volume = {5},
number = {31},
month = {January},
issn = {2046-2069},
pages = {24319--24326},
numpages = {7},
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}

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%0 Journal Article
%T A polyoxometalate-assisted approach for synthesis of Pd nanoparticles on graphene nanosheets: synergistic behaviour for enhanced electrocatalytic activity
%A Khadempir, Sara
%A Ahmadpour, Ali
%A Hamed Mosavian, Mohammad Taghi
%A Ashraf, Narjes
%A Fatemeh F. Bamoharram
%A Scott G. Mitchell
%A Jes´us M. De La Fuente
%J RSC Advances
%@ 2046-2069
%D 2015

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