提升Pd基电催化剂氧还原活性的策略

氧还原反应(ORR)是许多电化学相关技术的核心反应,许多研究致力于制备同时具备高活性、高稳定性和低成本的催化剂.Pd基纳米材料由于其相对较优的催化性能和相对丰富的储量,有望成为Pt的替代品,受到了广泛关注,但要达到商品化程度,其性能需进一步提高.本文以Pd基催化剂应用于ORR电催化为背景,综述了近年来Pd基催化剂ORR...

Strategies for boosting the catalytic performance of palladium-based electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

Oxygen reduction reaction is the key reaction of many electrochemical devices and technologies, and massive and increasing efforts have been devoted to develop more efficient ORR electrocatalysts in recent decades. Owing to its analogous physical properties to Pt, e.g. phase structure, atomic size and electronic configuration as well as its higher abundance in earth, palladium(Pd)-based nanomaterials, which have been regarded as good substitutes for platinum(Pt), have been extensively studied and their electrocatalytic performance for ORR is continuously improved. Herein, we focus this review on the strategies developed in recent years for boosting the catalytic performance of Pd-based electrocatalysts for ORR, including substrate tailoring, morphological control and composition optimization. These strategies would alter the electronic coupling, ligand effect, lattice strain, and synergistic effect around the Pd atoms, equipping them favorable features for catalyzing oxygen reduction. In the final section of this review, we put forth some perspectives/challenges for further development of Pd-based electrocatalysts, which might be helpful for designing and fabrication of high-efficiency ORR catalysts.