简介:Trimetallicpalladium-copper-cobaltnanoparticlessupportedonreducedgrapheneoxide(PdCuCo/RGO)withdifferentmolarratiosofPd,CuandCocanbesynthesizedbyfacilechemicalreductionwithNaBH4asreductantandcetrimoniumbromideasstabilizer.Themorphology,structureandcompositionoftheas-synthesizedcatalystsarecharacterizedbytransmissionelectronmicroscopy,X-raydiffractionandXrayphotoelectronspectroscopy.Thecyclicvoltammetryandchronoamperometryareutilizedtoinvestigatetheelectrochemicalactivitiesandstabilitiesoftheas-obtainedcatalysts.TheresultsdemonstratethatthePdCuCo/RGOcatalystshowssuperiorcatalyticactivityandstabilityformethanolelectrooxidationinalkalinemediacomparedwithPdCu/RGO,PdCo/RGO,andPd/RGOcatalysts.ThesefindingssuggestthatthePdCuCo/RGOcatalystpossessesagreatpotentialasapromisinganodecatalystfordirectmethanolfuelcells.