Precise control over the size, shape, composition, structure, and crystal phase of random
alloy and intermetallic nanocrystals has been intensively explored in technologically …

Palladium-based alloy materials as cathodes for the reduction of oxygen are regarded as
potential substitutes for platinum-based catalysts in fuel cells. In this work, we present a …

Structurally ordered intermetallic compounds possess unique chemical and physical
properties, making them an interesting class of materials for application in electrocatalytic …

In recent years, Pd-based intermetallic nanocrystals (INCs) have attracted widespread
attention as electrocatalysts for fuel cells. The definite composition and predictable control …

Dealloying by which the transition metal is partially or completely leached from an alloy
precursor is an effective way to optimize the fundamental effects for further enhancing the …

Owing to their high catalytic efficiency and selectivity, the ordered intermetallic Pd-based
nanocatalysts have greater promise than disordered nanocatalysts for formic acid oxidation …

Dealloying by which the transition metal is partially or completely leached from an alloy
precursor is an effective way to optimize the fundamental effects for further enhancing the …

Direct formate fuel cells (DFFCs) are promising energy conversion devices due to their high
power density, easy fuel storage/transport and good environmental compatibility, but even …

Zero valence palladium (Pd (0)) nanoparticles have been reported to be more favorable to
the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) than palladium oxide (PdO). However, PdO is normally …

Pd-based alloys, especially for alloys containing early transition metals, have been
extensively designed and applied to electro-oxidize formic acid for direct formic acid fuel …