Seeded Synthesis of Hollow PdSn Intermetallic Nanomaterials for Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Glycerol Oxidation

Biao Huang, Yiyao Ge, An Zhang, Shangqian Zhu, Bo Chen, Guanxing Li, Qinbai Yun, Zhiqi Huang, Zhenyu Shi, Xichen Zhou, Lujiang Li, Xixi Wang, Gang Wang, Zhiqiang Guan, Li Zhai, Qinxin Luo, Zijian Li, Shiyao Lu, Ye Chen, Chun Sing LeeYu Han, Minhua Shao, Hua Zhang*

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Abstract

Intermetallic nanomaterials have shown promising potential as high-performance catalysts in various catalytic reactions due to their unconventional crystal phases with ordered atomic arrangements. However, controlled synthesis of intermetallic nanomaterials with tunable crystal phases and unique hollow morphologies remains a challenge. Here, a seeded method is developed to synthesize hollow PdSn intermetallic nanoparticles (NPs) with two different intermetallic phases, that is, orthorhombic Pd2Sn and monoclinic Pd3Sn2. Benefiting from the rational regulation of the crystal phase and morphology, the obtained hollow orthorhombic Pd2Sn NPs deliver excellent electrocatalytic performance toward glycerol oxidation reaction (GOR), outperforming solid orthorhombic Pd2Sn NPs, hollow monoclinic Pd3Sn2 NPs, and commercial Pd/C, which places it among the best reported Pd-based GOR electrocatalysts. The reaction mechanism of GOR using the hollow orthorhombic Pd2Sn as the catalyst is investigated by operando infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy, which reveals that the hollow orthorhombic Pd2Sn catalyst cleaves the C-C bond more easily compared to the commercial Pd/C. This work can pave an appealing route to the controlled synthesis of diverse novel intermetallic nanomaterials with hollow morphology for various promising applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2302233
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume35
Issue number35
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2023

Keywords

  • glycerol oxidation reaction
  • hollow nanomaterials
  • intermetallic nanomaterials
  • phase engineering of nanomaterials

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