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Synthesis and Electrochemical Activity of Carbon-Supported Trimetallic Ir95-xPd5Ptx Nanoparticles as Bifunctional Catalysts for Oxygen Evolution/Reduction Reactions

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Regenerative fuel cells and metal-air batteries are plausible green energy devices for replacing conventional fossil fuel-based energy systems. These energy devices demand potential bifunctional electrocatalysts for proficient functions. Therefore, identifying an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst working in the acidic environment seems promising to realize the practicability. In this line, the carbon-supported Ir95-xPd5Ptx (x = 30, 45, and 65) trimetallic nanoparticles were prepared by both in situ and ex situ methods and studied their oxygen evolution reactions (OER) and oxygen reduction reactions (ORR). The structural and morphological features of Ir95-xPd5Ptx/C (x = 30, 45, and 65) nanoparticles were studied using XRD and TEM analysis. The percentage of Ir95-xPd5Ptx nanoparticles in the carbon support was revealed by thermogravimetric analyses (TGA) and elemental mapping analysis. Among the prepared compositions, the Ir50Pd5Pt45/C composite synthesized by the in situ method delivers a high limiting current density of 5.151 mA/cm2, half-wave potential of 0.931 V vs. RHE, and a Tafel slope of 121 mV/dec for ORR. Similarly, it performed well in oxygen evolution by providing a low overpotential of 380 mV vs. RHE at 10 mA/cm2 with a Tafel slope of 127 mV/dec. Thus, the in situ synthesized Ir50Pd5Pt45/C can be used as the potential bifunctional electrocatalyst in an acidic environment.

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The authors are thankful to Dr. Ilayaraja, Dr. Kalai Selvan, and Ms. Sheril Ann Mathew for their guidance and kind support.

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    M. Geethalakshmi & A. Stephen

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    M. Ganeshbabu

  3. CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute – Madras Unit, CSIR-Madras Complex, Chennai, 600113, Tamil Nadu, India

    D. Kalpana

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Geethalakshmi, M., Ganeshbabu, M., Kalpana, D. et al. Synthesis and Electrochemical Activity of Carbon-Supported Trimetallic Ir95-xPd5Ptx Nanoparticles as Bifunctional Catalysts for Oxygen Evolution/Reduction Reactions. Electrocatalysis 13, 328–337 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12678-022-00717-7

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