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Oxygen Reduction Reaction Studies on Pd Coatings Prepared by Galvanic Exchange of Silver, Nickel and Copper

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Palladium coatings are deposited onto bulk silver, nickel and copper electrodes using galvanic exchange to study the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) on those bimetallic electrodes. The electrodes prepared by galvanic replacement for 30 min in the Pd precursor bath are analysed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and the surface morphology of all Pd coatings prepared onto Ag substrates are examined by scanning electron microscopy. The electrochemical tests show that specific activity of Pd on Ag for ORR in alkaline media increases with deposition time and specific activity of palladium on nickel reaches a plateau after 30 min of galvanic replacement.

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ORR was studied in 0.1 M KOH on Ag, Cu and Ni electrodes coated with palladium via galvanic replacement. Specific activity of Pd on Ag increased with each subsequent deposition step, whereas Pd on Ni reached maximum with 30 min.

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The present work was financially supported by the Estonian Research Council (grants PRG723 and PRG4). This research was also supported by the EU through the European Regional Development Fund (TK141, “Advanced materials and high-technology devices for energy recuperation systems”; TK134, “Emerging orders in quantum and nanomaterials”).

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The present work was financially supported by the Estonian Research Council (grants PRG723 and PRG4). This research was also supported by the EU through the European Regional Development Fund (TK141, “Advanced materials and high-technology devices for energy recuperation systems”; TK134, “Emerging orders in quantum and nanomaterials”).

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K.T., H.E. and A.M. made the conception and design of the study. A.M., M.O. and A.K. collected the data. A.M., M.O., A.K. and H.E. carried out the data analysis. A.M. and H.E. wrote the main manuscript. All authors reviewed and improved the final manuscript.

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Mihailovs, A., Otsus, M., Kikas, A. et al. Oxygen Reduction Reaction Studies on Pd Coatings Prepared by Galvanic Exchange of Silver, Nickel and Copper. Electrocatalysis 14, 741–751 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12678-023-00831-0

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