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The effect of support on Pd1Nb1 electrocatalysts for ethanol fuel cells

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  • Souza, Felipe M.
  • Nandenha, Julio
  • Oliveira, Vitor H.A.
  • Paz, Edson C.
  • Pinheiro, Victor S.
  • Aveiro, Luci R.
  • Parreira, Luanna S.
  • Silva, Júlio C.M.
  • Batista, Bruno L.
  • Neto, Almir O.
  • Santos, Mauro C.

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Pd1Nb1/C on different kinds of carbon black were prepared by a modified sol-gel method. The alkaline direct ethanol fuel cell (ADEFC) performance was performed first with the Pd1Nb1 electrocatalysts and then by varying the fuel concentration. In CV, Pd1Nb1/Printex 6L (50:50 wt%) exhibited 2.2 times higher mass activity than that of the Pd/C (Alfa Aesar); their mass activities were 1300 and 590 mA mgPd−1, respectively. The best performance for the ADEFC was obtained using Pd1Nb1/Printex 6L, which yielded a maximum power density and cell voltage of 28 mW cm−2 and 1.17 V, respectively. The Pd1Nb1/Printex 6L electrocatalyst exhibited a more negative onset potential for the CO stripping reaction. We suggest that the higher hydrophilicity (contact angle) and higher degree of disorder of Printex 6L (Raman) corroborates these results. In addition, both bifunctional and electronic effects operated on the electrocatalyst due to the presence of metal oxides and alloys of PdNb (XRD), respectively, in the synthesized electrocatalysts. Therefore, it was notable that the support has an essential role—as important as the cocatalyst—in the electrocatalytic performance.

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  • Souza, Felipe M. & Nandenha, Julio & Oliveira, Vitor H.A. & Paz, Edson C. & Pinheiro, Victor S. & Aveiro, Luci R. & Parreira, Luanna S. & Silva, Júlio C.M. & Batista, Bruno L. & Neto, Almir O. & Santo, 2020. "The effect of support on Pd1Nb1 electrocatalysts for ethanol fuel cells," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 150(C), pages 293-306.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:150:y:2020:i:c:p:293-306
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.12.110
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    1. Pinheiro, Victor S. & Souza, Felipe M. & Gentil, Tuani C. & Nascimento, Aline N. & Böhnstedt, Paula & Parreira, Luanna S. & Paz, Edson C. & Hammer, Peter & Sairre, Mirela I. & Batista, Bruno L. & Sant, 2020. "Sn-containing electrocatalysts with a reduced amount of palladium for alkaline direct ethanol fuel cell applications," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 158(C), pages 49-63.

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