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Enhancement of the electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction on Pd3Pb ordered intermetallic catalyst in alkaline aqueous solutions

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Enhancement of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) was examined with Pd3Pb ordered intermetallic nanoparticles (NPs) supported on titania (Pd3Pb/TiO2). The Pd3Pb/TiO2 catalyst was synthesized by a conventional wet chemical method with Pd and Pb ion precursors, a reducing agent and TiO2 powder under ambient temperature. X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements indicated the formation of the ordered intermetallic phase of Pd3Pb in the NP form on the TiO2 surface. Electrochemical measurements showed that the Pd3Pb/TiO2 catalyst markedly enhanced the ORR in an alkaline environment due to the unique surface of Pd3Pb NPs and the strong interaction between Pd3Pb and TiO2 compared with TiO2-supported Pd, Pt, and PtPb NPs. The onset potential of Pd3Pb/TiO2 was shifted toward a higher potential by 110–150 mV compared with Pd/TiO2, PtPb/TiO2, and Pt/TiO2.

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  1. Department of Materials and Life Chemistry, Kanagawa University, 3-27-1, Rokkakubashi, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 221-8686, Japan

    Arockiam John Jeevagan, Takao Gunji, Fūma Ando, Toyokazu Tanabe & Futoshi Matsumoto

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    Shingo Kaneko

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Jeevagan, A.J., Gunji, T., Ando, F. et al. Enhancement of the electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction on Pd3Pb ordered intermetallic catalyst in alkaline aqueous solutions. J Appl Electrochem 46, 745–753 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-016-0968-7

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