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¹State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Chongqing 400044, China. zhaohui.liu@cqu.edu.cn.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Electrochemistry
Catalysis

Background:

Electrocatalytic formic acid oxidation (FAO) is critical for direct formic acid fuel cells (DFAFCs) but requires significant activity improvement for practical viability.
Developing enhanced catalysts necessitates understanding how composite systems integrate various contributing factors.

Purpose of the Study:

To demonstrate that Pd(100)/SnO2 interfaces can significantly boost FAO activity.
To synthesize unique Pd/SnO2 nanocomposites with numerous Pd(100)/SnO2 interfaces.
To elucidate the structure-performance relationship governing the enhanced catalytic activity.

Main Methods:

A successive seeded growth strategy was employed to synthesize Pd/SnO2 nanocomposites using SnO2 nanospheres as seeds for Pd nanocube overgrowth.
Characterization involved electron microscopy, electrochemical techniques, spectroscopy, and computational analyses.
Electrocatalytic activity for FAO was measured and compared to pure Pd(100) facets.

Main Results:

Pd(100)/SnO2 interfaces boosted FAO activity by approximately tenfold compared to pure Pd(100), achieving a record mass activity of 14.55 A mgPd−1 at a lower peak potential.
The Pd(100)/SnO2 interfaces induced lattice contraction and electron loss on Pd nanocubes, optimizing intermediate binding.
Nanocomposite properties, including Pd nanocube cubicity and proximity of SnO2, facilitated key reaction steps and CO poisoning mitigation.

Conclusions:

The synthesized Pd/SnO2 nanocomposites exhibit superior FAO activity due to the combined high intrinsic activity and density of Pd(100)/SnO2 interfaces.
These findings offer promising potential for DFAFC applications.
The elucidated structure-performance relationships provide valuable insights for designing efficient metal/oxide composite catalysts for various catalytic reactions.