Facile synthesis of palladium phosphide electrocatalysts and their activity for the hydrogen oxidation, hydrogen evolutions, oxygen reduction and formic acid oxidation reactions

- Facile synthesis of Pd5P2/C and PdP2/C electrocatalysts.
- Enhanced corrosion resistance correlates to amount of phosphorus alloyed with Pd.
- Significantly improved activity towards formic acid and hydrogen oxidation.
- Performance of catalyst may be controlled by water discharge on surface phosphorus.