Pt monolayer electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction on Pd-Cu alloy: First-principles investigation

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Abstract

First principles approach is used to examine geometric and electronic structure of the catalyst concept aimed to improve activity and utilization of precious Pt metal for oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells. The Pt monolayers on Pd skin and Pd1-xCux inner core for various compositions x were examined by building the appropriate models starting from Pd-Cu solid solution. We provided a detailed description of changes in the descriptors of catalytic behavior, d-band energy and binding energies of reaction intermediates, giving an insight into the underlying mechanism of catalytic activity enhancement based on the first principles density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Structural properties of the Pd-Cu bimetallic were determined for bulk and surfaces, including the segregation profile of Cu under different environment on the surface.

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Peles, A., Shao, M., & Protsailo, L. (2015). Pt monolayer electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction on Pd-Cu alloy: First-principles investigation. Catalysts, 5(3), 1193–1201. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal5031193

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