Pd/WO_3-RGO纳米催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化性能

采用表面修饰技术将WO_3晶粒引入到氧化石墨烯(GO)表面,通过硼氢化钾还原法制备了载钯催化剂Pd/WO_3-RGO.对催化剂进行了结构和形貌表征,并考察了该催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化性能.结果表明,Pd/WO_3-RGO催化剂由石墨烯、单斜态WO_3和立方面心Pd晶粒组成,Pd颗粒均匀分散在载体上;使用Pd/20%WO_3-RGO催化剂电极时的甲酸氧化最大峰电流密度大幅增加,是Pd/RGO催化剂电极甲酸氧化峰电流密度的2.5倍;Pd/WO_3-RGO催化剂稳定性大大增强,且具有更加优异的抗CO中毒能力;Pd晶粒与WO_3晶粒的相互交叠有利于它们之间的催化协同效应,增强催化剂的催化性能.     

High-pressure study of topological semimetals XCd2Sb2 (X = Eu and Yb)

Topological materials have aroused great interest in recent years, especially when magnetism is involved. Pressure can effectively tune the topological states and possibly induce superconductivity. Here we report the high-pressure study of topological semimetals $X$Cd$_{2}$Sb$_{2}$ ($X = {\rm Eu} $ and Yb), which have the same crystal structure. In antiferromagnetic (AFM) Weyl semimetal EuCd$_{2}$Sb$_{2}$, the Néel temperature (${T}_{\rm N}$) increases from 7.4 K at ambient pressure to 50.9 K at 14.9 GPa. When pressure is above 14.9 GPa, the AFM peak of resistance disappears, indicating a non-magnetic state. In paramagnetic Dirac semimetal candidate YbCd$_{2}$Sb$_{2}$, pressure-induced superconductivity appears at 1.94 GPa, then ${ T}_{\rm c}$ reaches to a maximum of 1.67 K at 5.22 GPa and drops to zero at about 30 GPa, displaying a dome-shaped temperature-pressure phase diagram. High-pressure x-ray diffraction measurement demonstrates that a crystalline-to-amorphous phase transition occurs at about 16 GPa in YbCd$_{2}$Sb$_{2}$, revealing the robustness of pressure-induced superconductivity against structural instability. Similar structural phase transition may also occur in EuCd$_{2}$Sb$_{2}$, causing the disappearance of magnetism. Our results show that $X$Cd$_{2}$Sb$_{2}$ ($X = {\rm Eu}$ and Yb) is a novel platform for exploring the interplay among magnetism, topology, and superconductivity.