Published January 27, 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

Formation of porous Pd black induced by in situ catalytic reaction

  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022 (China)
  • 2. Laboratory of Advanced Power Sources, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022 (China)

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The in situ heterogeneous catalytic reaction of formic acid decomposition was applied as a 'reaction template' in the synthesis of porous Pd black. The obtained porous Pd black was characterized by transmission electron microscopy, electrochemical measurements and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It was found that the porous Pd black had a high electrochemical active surface area of about 40.2 m2 g−1 and a clean surface. It could be used directly as a catalyst in many fields such as fuel cells. (paper)

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Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/23/3/035605

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Journal Title
Nanotechnology (Print)
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
[6 p.]
ISSN
0957-4484