Reduced graphene oxide supported Pd-Cu-Co trimetallic catalyst: synthesis, characterization and methanol electrooxidation properties

Trimetallic palladium-copper-cobalt nanoparticles supported on reduced graphene oxide (PdCuCo/RGO) with different molar ratios of Pd, Cu and Co can be synthesized by facile chemical reduction with NaBH4 as reductant and cetrimonium bromide as stabilizer. The morphology, structure and composition of the as-synthesized catalysts are characterized by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The...