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Catalytic investigation of PtPd and titanium oxide-loaded reduced graphene oxide for enhanced formic acid electrooxidation

Authors: Napapha Promsawan, Supawadee Uppamahai, Suwaphid Themsirimongkon, Burapat Inceesungvorn, Paralee Waenkaew, Kontad Ounnunkad, Surin Saipanya

Published in: Journal of Nanoparticle Research | Issue 9/2018

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Preparation, characterization, and electrocatalytic study of the electrodeposited Pt and Pd (e.g., Pt and PtPd) catalysts on titanium dioxide (TiO₂) modified reduced graphene oxide (rGO) support for formic acid oxidation were performed. The catalyst composites are labeled as xPt/rGO-TiO₂, xPtyPd/rGO-TiO₂, and yPd/rGO-TiO₂ where x and y are cycle numbers of metal electrodeposition (x and y = 2–6). The characterizations of the catalysts were performed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Small and dispersed metal nanoparticles are obtained on rGO-TiO₂. The catalytic performances for formic acid oxidation were measured by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and chronoamperometry (CA). The electrocatalytic results reveal that the bimetallic 4Pt2Pd/rGO-TiO₂ catalyst facilitates formic acid oxidations at the lowest potentials and generates the highest oxidation currents and also improves the highest CO oxidation compared to the monometallic 6Pt/rGO-TiO₂ catalyst. According to the experimental data, the Pd and TiO₂ enhance the electrocatalytic activity of the catalysts towards the formic acid oxidation; the improved catalytic performance of the prepared catalysts strongly relates to the high electrochemically active surface area (ECSA) investigated.

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Title: Catalytic investigation of PtPd and titanium oxide-loaded reduced graphene oxide for enhanced formic acid electrooxidation
Authors: Napapha Promsawan
Supawadee Uppamahai
Suwaphid Themsirimongkon
Burapat Inceesungvorn
Paralee Waenkaew
Kontad Ounnunkad
Surin Saipanya
Publication date: 01-09-2018
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Journal of Nanoparticle Research / Issue 9/2018
Print ISSN: 1388-0764
Electronic ISSN: 1572-896X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-018-4343-y

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