Highly active, selective, and stable Pd single-atom catalyst anchored on N-doped hollow carbon sphere for electrochemical H2O2 synthesis under acidic conditions

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  • Jiangbo Xi
  • Sungeun Yang
  • Luca Silvioli
  • Sufeng Cao
  • Pei Liu
  • Qiongyang Chen
  • Yanyan Zhao
  • Hongyu Sun
  • Johannes Novak Hansen
  • Jens-peter B. Haraldsted
  • Jakob Kibsgaard
  • Rossmeisl, Jan
  • Sara Bals
  • Shuai Wang
  • Ib Chorkendorff
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have recently attracted broad scientific interests due to their unique structural feature, the single-atom dispersion. Optimized electronic structure as well as high stability are required for single-atom catalysts to enable efficient electrochemical production of H2O2. Herein, we report a facile synthesis method that stabilizes atomic Pd species on the reduced graphene oxide/N-doped carbon hollow carbon nanospheres (Pd1/N-C). Pd1/N-C exhibited remarkable electrochemical H2O2 production rate with high faradaic efficiency, reaching 80%. The single-atom structure and its high H2O2 production rate were maintained even after 10,000 cycle stability test. The existence of single-atom Pd as well as its coordination with N species is responsible for its high activity, selectivity, and stability. The N coordination number and substrate doping around Pd atoms are found to be critical for an optimized adsorption energy of intermediate *OOH, resulting in efficient electrochemical H2O2 production.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Catalysis
Volume393
Pages (from-to)313-323
Number of pages11
ISSN0021-9517
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

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