Surface engineering of ultrasmall supported PdxBi nanoalloys with enhanced electrocatalytic activity for selective alcohol oxidation.
Chenyao HuZupeng ChenFengyan HanZixia LinXiaofei YangPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2019)
Ultrasmall and homogeneous bimetallic PdxBi nanoalloys are well distributed on a Vulcan carbon support by a facile, low-cost synthetic strategy. The electrochemical activity of the as-prepared homogeneous PdxBi nanoalloy/carbon black nanocomposites is closely related to the content of Bi, revealing their excellent electrocatalytic performance for selective oxidation of monohydric alcohols and vicinal diols in alkali medium.