Boosting Alcohol Oxidation Electrocatalysis with Multifactorial Engineered Pd1/Pt Single-Atom Alloy-BiOx Adatoms Surface

Yujia Liao; Wen Chen; Yutian Ding; Lei Xie; Qi Yang; Qilong Wu; Xianglong Liu; Jinliang Zhu; Renfei Feng; Xian-Zhu Fu; Shuiping Luo; Jing-Li Luo

doi:10.1007/s40820-025-01678-4

Boosting Alcohol Oxidation Electrocatalysis with Multifactorial Engineered Pd₁/Pt Single-Atom Alloy-BiO_x Adatoms Surface

Yujia Liao (Co-first Author)
, Wen Chen (Co-first Author)
, Yutian Ding (Co-first Author)
, Lei Xie (Co-first Author)
, Qi Yang
, Qilong Wu
, Xianglong Liu
, Jinliang Zhu
, Renfei Feng
, Xian-Zhu Fu
, Shuiping Luo^*
, Jing-Li Luo

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Chemistry

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

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Abstract

Engineering nanomaterials at single-atomic sites could enable unprecedented catalytic properties for broad applications, yet it remains challenging to do so on the surface of multimetallic nanocrystals. Herein, we present the multifactorial engineering (size, shape, phase, and composition) of the fully ordered PtBi nanoplates at atomic level, achieving a unique catalyst surface where the face-centered cubic (fcc) Pt edges are modified by the isolated Pd atoms and BiO_x adatoms. This Pd₁/Pt-BiO_x electrocatalyst exhibits an ultrahigh mass activity of 16.01 A mg⁻¹_Pt+Pd toward ethanol oxidation in alkaline electrolyte and enables a direct ethanol fuel cell of peak power density of 56.7 mW cm⁻². The surrounding BiO_x adatoms are critical for mitigating CO-poisoning on the Pt surface, and the Pd₁/Pt single-atom alloy further facilitates the electrooxidation of CH₃CH₂OH. This work offers new insights into the rational design and construction of sophisticated catalyst surface at single-atomic sites for highly efficient electrocatalysis.

© The Author(s) 2025.

Original language	English
Article number	172
Journal	Nano-Micro Letters
Volume	17
Online published	3 Mar 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-025-01678-4
Publication status	Published - 2025

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Research Keywords

Alcohol oxidation
Electrocatalysis
Fuel cell
Intermetallic
Single-atom alloy

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