Surface engineering of ultrasmall supported PdxBi nanoalloys with enhanced electrocatalytic activity for selective
Chenyao Hu1, Zupeng Chen2, Fengyan Han3
1College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, P. R. China.
Abstract:
Ultrasmall and homogeneous bimetallic PdxBi nanoalloys are well distributed on a Vulcan carbon support by a facile, low-cost synthetic strategy. The electrochemical activity of the as-prepared homogeneous PdxBi nanoalloy/carbon black nanocomposites is closely related to the content of Bi, revealing their excellent electrocatalytic performance for selective oxidation of monohydric alcohols and vicinal diols in alkali medium.


