The 700℃ isothermal section of the Pd-Ru-Gd partial ternary phase diagram containing more palladium than ruthenium was determined by X-rag diffraction analysis and optical microscopy. The section consists of seven si...The 700℃ isothermal section of the Pd-Ru-Gd partial ternary phase diagram containing more palladium than ruthenium was determined by X-rag diffraction analysis and optical microscopy. The section consists of seven single-phase regions,eleven two-phase regions and five three-phase regions. A new ternary compound Pd2RuGd2,which exhibits a tetragonal structure with a=0.7492 nm and c=0.7445 nm, has been found.展开更多
Bimetallic alloys could form three typical structures including solid solution,heterostructure,and intermetallic compound,depending on the interactions between identical and different atoms.Although the trend can be p...Bimetallic alloys could form three typical structures including solid solution,heterostructure,and intermetallic compound,depending on the interactions between identical and different atoms.Although the trend can be predicted by the types of binary phase diagram,different synthetic protocols will trap the system in various kinetic intermediates among the three typical structures.Herein,we studied the phase evolution and elemental segregation in the alloy nanoparticles of immiscible Pd-Ru before and after thermal annealing.By developing an analysis method of local element segregation(LES)based on the energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS)mapping signals,we were able to quantify the mixing of Pd and Ru atoms during the gradual phase transition from face-centered cubic(fcc)to hexagonal close packed(hcp).Density functional theory was also applied to calculate the energies of all possible PdRu4 structures(93 fcc models and 267 hcp models),which helps to rationalize the phase transition and element segregation.The annealing process also leads to the change of the electronic structure,which further influences the performance in the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction.The highest activity of PdRu4-400 was largely attributed to the proper interface between the Pd-rich fcc phase and Ru-rich hcp phase,as revolved by the above methods.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(u0837601)Key Project of Yunnan on Applied Fundamental Research(2011FA026)+1 种基金Innovative Team of Yunnan Province based on Sino-Platinum Metals Co.,Ltd.Platinum Metals New Contact Materials and Preparation Technology(2012HC027)Innovative Team of Kunming(2012-01-01-A-R-07-0005)
文摘The 700℃ isothermal section of the Pd-Ru-Gd partial ternary phase diagram containing more palladium than ruthenium was determined by X-rag diffraction analysis and optical microscopy. The section consists of seven single-phase regions,eleven two-phase regions and five three-phase regions. A new ternary compound Pd2RuGd2,which exhibits a tetragonal structure with a=0.7492 nm and c=0.7445 nm, has been found.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin,China(No.22175127)Institute of Energy,Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center(No.19KZS207).
文摘Bimetallic alloys could form three typical structures including solid solution,heterostructure,and intermetallic compound,depending on the interactions between identical and different atoms.Although the trend can be predicted by the types of binary phase diagram,different synthetic protocols will trap the system in various kinetic intermediates among the three typical structures.Herein,we studied the phase evolution and elemental segregation in the alloy nanoparticles of immiscible Pd-Ru before and after thermal annealing.By developing an analysis method of local element segregation(LES)based on the energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS)mapping signals,we were able to quantify the mixing of Pd and Ru atoms during the gradual phase transition from face-centered cubic(fcc)to hexagonal close packed(hcp).Density functional theory was also applied to calculate the energies of all possible PdRu4 structures(93 fcc models and 267 hcp models),which helps to rationalize the phase transition and element segregation.The annealing process also leads to the change of the electronic structure,which further influences the performance in the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction.The highest activity of PdRu4-400 was largely attributed to the proper interface between the Pd-rich fcc phase and Ru-rich hcp phase,as revolved by the above methods.
