PdAu Alloy Aerogel

Highly Active Multifunctional Electrocatalysis

Pd₄Au₃ aerogels, with optimized d-band electron structure and lattice expansion induced by Au, simultaneously enhance activity and stability for oxygen reduction, ethylene glycol oxidation, and ethanol oxidation, achieving C–C bond cleavage and complete oxidation.

Dong, Kaiyu · Zhang, Yuehuan · Zhe, Zheng · Yang, Xiaotong · Yuan, Qiang

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2024

Advantages

ORR mass activity 1.74 A mg_Pd^-1

EGOR mass activity 8.57 A mg_Pd^-1

EOR mass activity 9.54 A mg_Pd^-1

4-electron transfer process in ORR