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Electrocatalytic hydrogenation (ECH) is a burgeoning strategy for the sustainable utilization of hydrogen. However, how to effectively suppress the competitive hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a big challenge to ECH catalysis. In this study, amine (NH2-R)-coordinated Pd nanoparticles loaded on carbon felt (Pd@CF) as a catalyst is successfully synthesized by a one-step solvothermal reduction method using oleylamine as the reducing agent. An exceptional ECH reactivity on benzaldehyde is achieved on the optimal Pd@CF catalyst in terms of a high conversion (89.7%) and selectivity toward benzyl alcohol (89.8%) at -0.4 V in 60 min. Notably, the Faradaic efficiency for producing benzyl alcohol is up to 90.2%, much higher than that catalyzed by Pd@CF-without N-group (41.1%) and thecommercial Pd/C (20.9%). The excellent ECH performance of Pd@CF can be attributed to the enriched electrons on Pd surface resulted from the introduction of NH2-R groups, which strengthens both the adsorption of benzaldehyde and the adsorbed hydrogen (H-ads) on Pd, preventing the combination of H-ads to form H-2, that is, inhibiting the HER. This study gives a new insight into design principles of highly efficient electrocatalysts for the hydrogenation of unsaturated aldehydes molecules.
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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
ISSN: 1616-301X
Year: 2023
Issue: 25
Volume: 33
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JCR@2023
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JCR@2023
ESI Discipline: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
ESI HC Threshold:49
JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:1
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WoS CC Cited Count: 4
SCOPUS Cited Count: 4
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 1