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Published on: May 13, 2013
Achieving high-performance nitrate electrocatalysis with PdCu nanoparticles confined in nitrogen-doped carbon
Miao Chen1, Haifeng Wang, Yuye Zhao
1State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, P. R. China. jianpingyang@dhu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Complex porous carbon nanostructures with homogeneously embedded nanoparticles and intricate architectures show promise as high-performance catalysts. Herein, we demonstrate a direct surfactant co-assembly approach for the fabrication of well-dispersed PdCu nanoparticles encapsulated in N-doped porous carbon with three-dimensional coralline structures. Owing to their porous features and unique frameworks, the PdxCuy@N-pC coralline-like nanostructures offer large surface areas, accessible active sites, and excellent nitrate electrocatalytic ability. The composite catalyst Pd4Cu4@N-pC exhibits outstanding catalytic performance with a high nitrate removal rate of ∼95%, nitrogen selectivity of ∼80%, and removal capacity of 22 000 mg N per g PdCu. More importantly, the present work opens up a broad horizon for architectures of nanoparticles confined in coralline-like 3D porous carbon structures with superior performance and promising large-scale applications.
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