Enhanced ethanol oxidation over Pd nanoparticles supported porous graphene-doped MXene using polystyrene particles as sacrificial templates

作者：Chen, Yi-Zhe; Zhou, Ming; Huang, Yu-Fu; Ma, Yan-Yun^*; Yan, Luo-Yi; Zhou, Xin-Wen; Ma, Xin-Zhou; Zhao, Xue-Ling; Chen, Cheng; Bai, Juan; Lin, Dong-Hai^*

来源：RARE METALS, 2022, 41(9): 3170-3179.

DOI：10.1007/s12598-022-02039-5

• Pd nanoparticles
• Ethanol oxidation
• Graphene
• MXene
• Polystyrene (PS) template
• Rotating disk electrode (RDE)

Fabrication of superior catalytic performance palladium-based catalysts with affordable cost is the key to develop direct ethanol fuel cell. Herein, Pd-decorated three-dimensional (3D) porous constructed from graphene oxide (GO) and MXene combining with polystyrene (PS) particles as sacrificial templates (Pd/GO-MXene-PS) to elevate the catalytic performance for ethanol oxidation was proposed. The 3D porous interconnected structure of Pd/GO-MXene-PS was characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM) and Brunner-Emmet-Teller (BET). By optimizing the doping ratio of MXene to GO, the mass activity of Pd/GO(5)-MXene(5)-PS (2944.0 mA.mg(-1)) was 3.0 times higher than that of commercial Pd/C (950.4 mA.mg(-1)) toward ethanol oxidation in base solution. Meanwhile, the rotating disk electrode (RDE) results demonstrated that Pd/GO(5)-MXene(5)-PS had a faster kinetics of ethanol oxidation. The enhanced ethanol oxidation over Pd/GO(5)-MXene(5)-PS could attribute to the excellent 3D interconnected porous structure, large surface area, good conductivity and homogeneous Pd distribution. This work provided a new idea for creating 3D porous MXene composite materials in electrocatalysis.

• 单位
  佛山科学技术学院; 苏州大学