Unusual synergetic effect of nickel single atoms on the electrocatalytic activity of palladium for alcohol oxidation reactions in alkaline media

Nitaya, T. and Cheng, Y. and Lu, S. and Poochinda, K. and Pruksathorn, K. and Jiang, S.P. 2018. Unusual synergetic effect of nickel single atoms on the electrocatalytic activity of palladium for alcohol oxidation reactions in alkaline media. Chemical Communications. 54 (87): pp. 12404-12407.

Source Title

Chemical Communications

DOI

10.1039/c8cc07095d

ISSN

1364-548X

School

Fuels and Energy Technology Institute

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/73123

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

Palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs) supported on Ni single atoms encapsulated in carbon nanotubes (NiSA) show a significantly enhanced electrocatalytic activity for the oxidation reactions of methanol, ethanol and glycerol in alkaline media due to an unusual electron withdrawal effect of NiSA on Pd NPs.