Thermal annealing is usually employed for performance enhancement of catalysts while the reason is still unclear. Herein, performance improvement of a promising Pd/FeP system via thermal annealing to provide enhanced active sites, as a proof of concept, was demonstrated for the formic acid oxidation reaction. Two kinds of active sites of Pd and Pd@FeP were indicated in Pd/FeP catalyst by the well-recognized CO stripping technique; the low active/unstable Pd sites could be transformed into more active Pd@FeP sites via thermal annealing and electrochemical reduction. The best catalytic activity of annealed Pd/FeP catalyst was 1.6 times of fresh Pd/FeP and 2.8 times of Pd/C catalysts. A maximum catalytic efficiency increased by 65 % was revealed owing to the Pd@FeP active sites formation; as high as 55 % of the initial current was maintained after the accelerated stability test for 1000 cycles. The result helps understand the thermal annealing effect on electro-catalyst performance improvement.

Pd/FeP catalyst engineering via thermal annealing for improved formic acid electrochemical oxidation

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Ultrafine Pt nanocrystals with an average particle size of 2.2 ± 1 nm coupled over the petaloid Fe2P surface are proposed as a novel, efficient, and robust catalyst for alcohol fuel electro-oxidation. The strong coupling effect of metal-support imparts a strong electronic interaction between the Fe2P and Pt interface that can weaken the adsorption of poisoning CO species according to the d-band theory. Defects and increased surface area of the petaloid Fe2P are beneficial to the Pt nanoparticle anchoring and dispersion as well as the charge transfer and reactant transportation during the electrochemical reaction. These features make the Pt-Fe2P catalyst system exhibit excellent catalytic activity, antipoisoning ability, and catalytic stability for alcohol fuel of methanol and ethanol electro-oxidation compared with a controlled Pt/C catalyst. The high catalytic efficiency is proposed to come from the strong coupling effect of Pt and petaloid Fe2P interface that can maintain the mechanical and chemical stability of the catalyst system. This kind of phosphide-supported ultrafine Pt nanocrystals will be a promising catalyst in fuel cells.

Coupling Ultrafine Pt Nanocrystals over the Fe2P Surface as a Robust Catalyst for Alcohol Fuel Electro-Oxidation.

Catalytic Stability Study of a Pd‐Ni2P/C Catalyst for Formic Acid Electrooxidation

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Catalytic Stability Study of a Pd‐Ni2P/C Catalyst for Formic Acid Electrooxidation