Synthesis of Ultrathin PdCu Alloy Nanosheets Used as a Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Formic Acid Oxidation

• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201700769
• Publication Date: 2017-06-06T06:22:46Z
• Authors: Nailiang Yang; Zhicheng Zhang; Bo Chen; Ying Huang; Junze Chen; Zhuangchai Lai; Ye Chen; Melinda Sindoro; An‐Liang Wang; Hongfei Cheng; Zhanxi Fan; Xiaozhi Liu; Bing Li; Yun Zong; Lin Gu; Hua Zhang
• Keywords: Nanosheet; Noble metal; Nanomaterials; Ethylene diamine

Inspired by the unique properties of ultrathin 2D nanomaterials and excellent catalytic activities noble metal nanostructures for renewable fuel cells, a facile method is reported high‐yield synthesis PdCu alloy nanosheets under mild conditions. Impressively, obtained nanosheet after being treated with ethylenediamine can be used as highly efficient electrocatalyst formic acid oxidation. The study implicates that rational design controlled an may open up new opportunities enhancing nanostructures.