Os eletrocatalisadores Pd/C, Pd/C-15%ATO, PdAu/C-15%ATO (90:10, 70:30 e 50:50), PdIr/C-15%ATO (90:10, 70:30 e 50:50) e PdAuIr/C-15%ATO (90:5:5, 70:20:10 e 50:45:5) foram preparados pelo método de redução por borohidreto de sódio. Esses eletrocatalisadores foram caracterizados por espectroscopia de energia dispersiva de raios X (EDX), difração de raios X (DRX) e microscopia eletrônica de transmissão (MET), enquanto que as atividades eletrocatalíticas para a oxidação eletroquímica do ácido fórmico em meios ácido e alcalino foram investigadas por voltametria cíclica, cronoamperometria e experimentos em células a combustível de ácido fórmico direto (DFAFC) em meios ácido e alcalino a 100 ºC e 60 ºC, respectivamente. Os difratogramas de raios X dos eletrocatalisadores PdAu/C-15%ATO, PdIr/C-15%ATO e PdAuIr/C-15%ATO mostraram a presença de fase de estrutura cúbica de Pd (cfc), ligas de Pd-Au, Pd-Ir e Pd-Au-Ir, fases de carbono e SnO2. As micrografias eletrônicas de transmissão indicaram que as nanopartículas foram bem distribuídas sobre o suporte C-ATO e apresentaram alguns aglomerados. Os estudos eletroquímicos para oxidação de ácido fórmico foram realizados utilizando a técnica de camada fina porosa. Todos os eletrocatalisadores preparados foram testados em células a combustível unitárias alimentadas diretamente por ácido fórmico. Nos estudos comparativos entre os melhores eletrocatalisadores, o eletrocatalisador PdAuIr/C-15%ATO (50:45:5) em meios ácido e alcalino apresentou uma atividade eletrocatalítica superior para a oxidação eletroquímica do ácido fórmico em temperatura ambiente em comparação com o eletrocatalisador Pd/C-15%ATO e os outros eletrocatalisadores binários e ternários preparados. Os experimentos em uma DFAFC unitária ácida e alcalina, também, indicaram que o eletrocatalisador PdAuIr/C-15%ATO (90:5:5) apresentou melhor desempenho para oxidação eletroquímica do ácido fórmico a 100 ºC (meio ácido) e a 60 ºC (meio alcalino), respectivamente, em comparação com os demais eletrocatalisadores sintetizados. Esses resultados indicaram que a adição de Au e Ir ao Pd favorece a oxidação eletroquímica do ácido fórmico, esse efeito pode ser atribuído ao mecanismo bifuncional (a presença de ATO (Sb2O5·SnO2), óxidos de Au e Ir) associados ao efeito eletrônico (ligas de Pd-Au-Ir (cfc)). / Pd/C, Pd/C-15%ATO, PdAu/C-15%ATO (90:10, 70:30 e 50:50), PdIr/C-15%ATO (90:10, 70:30 e 50:50) and PdAuIr/C-15%ATO (90:5:5, 70:20:10 e 50:45:5) electrocatalysts were prepared by sodium borohydride reduction method. These electrocatalysts were characterized by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and the electrocatalytic activity toward formic acid electrochemical oxidation in acid and alkaline media was investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV), chroamperometry (CA) and experiments on direct formic acid fuel cell (DFAFC) at 100 ºC and 60 ºC, respectively. X-ray diffractograms of PdAu/C-15%ATO, PdIr/C-15%ATO and PdAuIr/C-15%ATO electrocatalysts showed the presence of Pd (fcc) phase, Pd-Au, Pd-Ir and Pd-Au-Ir alloys, carbon and SnO2 phases. TEM micrographs indicated that the nanoparticles were well distributed on the C-ATO support and showed some agglomerates. The electrochemical studies for the formic acid oxidation were performed using a thin porous coating technique. All the electrocatalysts prepared were tested in single fuel cells directly fed with acid formic. The PdAuIr/C-15%ATO (50:45:5) electrocatalyst in acid and alkaline media showed the higher electrocatalytic activity for acid formic electro-oxidation at room temperature compared to the Pd/C-15%ATO and others binary and ternary electrocatalysts prepared. The experiments in an acid and alkaline single DFAFC also showed that PdAuIr/C-15%ATO (90:5:5) electrocatalyst exhibited higher performance for formic acid oxidation at 100 ºC and 60 ºC, respectively, in comparison with the others electrocatalysts synthesized. These results indicated that the addition of Au and Ir to Pd promote the formic acid electrochemical oxidation, which could be attributed to the bifunctional mechanism (the presence of ATO (Sb2O5·SnO2), Au and Ir oxides species) associated to the electronic effect (Pd-Au-Ir alloys (fcc)).

In this study, the OMCVD method is demonstrated as a powerful, fast, economic and environmental friendly method to produce a set of PGMelectrocatalysts with different supports, metal content and metal alloys in one step and without the multiple processing stages of impregnation, washing, drying, calcinationsand activation.

<p>In this study, the OMCVD method is demonstrated as a powerful, fast, economic and environmental friendly method to produce a set of PGMelectrocatalysts with different supports, metal content and metal alloys in one step and without the multiple processing stages of impregnation, washing, drying, calcinationsand activation.</p>

<p>In this study, the OMCVD method is demonstrated as a powerful, fast, economic and environmental friendly method to produce a set of PGMelectrocatalysts with different supports, metal content and metal alloys in one step and without the multiple processing stages of impregnation, washing, drying, calcinationsand activation.</p>

In this study, the OMCVD method is demonstrated as a powerful, fast, economic and environmental friendly method to produce a set of PGMelectrocatalysts with different supports, metal content and metal alloys in one step and without the multiple processing stages of impregnation, washing, drying, calcinationsand activation.

A new class of multimetallic hierarchical aerogels composed entirely of interconnected Ni‐PdxPty nano‐building‐blocks with in situ engineered morphologies and compositions is demonstrated. The underlying mechanism of the galvanic shape‐engineering is elucidated in terms of nanowelding of intermediate nanoparticles. The hierarchical aerogels integrate two levels of porous structures, leading to improved electrocatalysis performance.

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