The invention discloses a Pdx@Pt / C core-shell structure
cathode catalyst for a fuel
cell and a preparation method of the Pdx@Pt / C core-shell structure
cathode catalyst. The method comprises the following steps: (1) adding a
palladium precursor and a conductive carrier to N,N-
dimethyl formamide or
ethanol, carrying out ultrasonic mixing, and then adding
borane.N,N-diethyl
aniline or
sodium borohydride, reacting at a
room temperature for 0.5-1.5h, carrying out centrifugal washing and
vacuum drying and then obtaining a carbon-supported Pd catalyst, namely Pd / C; and (2) ultrasonically dispersing the Pd / C prepared in the step (1) into a
formic acid solution with the concentration of 1-5ml
formic acid / 20ml water, adding a water solution of a
platinum compound at the
atomic ratio of Pt to Pd being 1 to 1 or 1 to 2 or 1 to 3, reacting at the
room temperature for 2-6h, and carrying out centrifugal washing and
vacuum drying to obtain the product. The catalyst with high catalytic activity and stability is prepared by a
primary cell reaction principle; the catalyst is lower than a pure Pt catalyst in cost; the preparation method is simple, convenient, mild in condition and easy to operate; and the problem that a high temperature and a surfactant are required for preparation of the core-shell structure catalyst by a conventional
chemical reduction method is solved.