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NANOSCALE
Volume 7, Issue 47, Pages 20105-20116Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c5nr06035d
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- Natural Science Foundation of China [51172126, 21473105, 51002086, 51227002, 51272129]
- Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Yong Scientists [JQ201405]
- Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University [NCET-10-0553]
- Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, State Education Ministry
- Australian Research Council [DP 120102959]
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In this study, irregularly shaped, concave cuboidal Au@AuPd nanoparticles (ISCC-Au@AuPd NPs) with high-index facets were synthesized via Pd overgrowth on pre-formed ISCC-Au NPs with a concentration of Pd precursors as low as 2%. The AuPd alloy nature of the resulting shells was confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, cyclic voltammogram analysis, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Among the irregularly shaped NPs obtained, the ISCC-Au-97.5@Au0.5Pd2.0 NPs display the largest electrochemically active surface area (up to 92.11 m(2) g(-1)), as their closed-packed agglomeration was prevented, and the best long-term stability with respect to ethanol oxidation (0.50 M) in alkaline media (0.30 KOH) by efficiently removing intermediates. Their mass-and ECSA-normalized current densities (4.15 A mg(Pd)(-1) and 4.51 mA cm(-2)) are about 20.7 times and 6.9 times higher than those of commercial Pd/C catalysts (0.20 A mg(Pd)(-1) and 0.65 mA cm(-2)), respectively.
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