Facile Synthesis of PdCuRu Porous Nanoplates as Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Medium
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals and Materials
2.2. Synthesis of Pd Nanoplates
2.3. Synthesis of PdCuRu Nanoplates with Different Compositions
2.4. Phase-Transfer of PdCuRu Nanoplates into Hydrophobic Solvent
2.5. Morphological, Structural, and Compositional Characterizations
2.6. Electrochemical Measurements
2.7. Measurements of Electrochemical Active Surface Area (ECSA)
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Chen, C.; Qian, N.; Li, J.; Li, X.; Yang, D.; Zhang, H. Facile Synthesis of PdCuRu Porous Nanoplates as Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Medium. Metals 2021, 11, 1451. https://doi.org/10.3390/met11091451
Chen C, Qian N, Li J, Li X, Yang D, Zhang H. Facile Synthesis of PdCuRu Porous Nanoplates as Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Medium. Metals. 2021; 11(9):1451. https://doi.org/10.3390/met11091451
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Changhong, Ningkang Qian, Junjie Li, Xiao Li, Deren Yang, and Hui Zhang. 2021. "Facile Synthesis of PdCuRu Porous Nanoplates as Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Medium" Metals 11, no. 9: 1451. https://doi.org/10.3390/met11091451