Issue 25, 2023

Lattice engineering of AuPd@Pt core–shell icosahedra for highly efficient electrocatalytic ethanol oxidation

Abstract

Lattice engineering is a powerful strategy not only to optimize electrocatalytic performances, but also to deepen the understanding of electrocatalytic mechanisms. Lattice engineering can be effectively achieved in core–shell nanocrystals owing to the lattice mismatch of heterostructures. Herein, we constructed three kinds of icosahedra consisting of Au73Pd27@Pt, Au66Pd34@Pt and Pd@Pt core–(interlayer)–shell by a seed-mediated method. The introduction of an ultrathin Pd interlayer in the Au66Pd34@Pt icosahedra enables us to separately identify the strain effect and ligand effect. The specific activities towards the EOR of these icosahedra are in the sequence Au73Pd27@Pt > Au66Pd34@Pt > Pd@Pt, indicating that both the ligand effect and strain effect caused by Au can enhance the activity of Pt towards the EOR. The in situ FTIR studies confirm that the EOR processes on these icosahedra are all dominated by the C2 pathway, and hence we ascribe the enhancements of EOR activities to the faster kinetics of the C2 pathway by producing acetate or acetaldehyde.

Graphical abstract: Lattice engineering of AuPd@Pt core–shell icosahedra for highly efficient electrocatalytic ethanol oxidation

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
22 Apr 2023
Accepted
22 May 2023
First published
23 May 2023

CrystEngComm, 2023,25, 3655-3661

Lattice engineering of AuPd@Pt core–shell icosahedra for highly efficient electrocatalytic ethanol oxidation

N. Qian, D. Ding, L. Ji, J. Li, H. Zhang and D. Yang, CrystEngComm, 2023, 25, 3655 DOI: 10.1039/D3CE00404J

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