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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 133, Issue 34, Pages 13551-13557Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ja204518x
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- U.S. Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences, Divisions of Chemical and Material Sciences, Material Sciences and Engineering Division [DE-AC02-98CH10886]
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Core-shell nanoparticles increasingly are found to be effective in enhancing catalytic performance through the favorable influence of the core materials on the active components at the surface. Yet, sustaining high activities under operating conditions often has proven challenging. Here we explain how differences in the components' diffusivity affect the formation and stability of the core-shell and hollow nanostructures, which we ascribe to the Kirkendall effect. Using Ni nanoparticles as the templates, we fabricated compact and smooth Pt hollow nanocrystals that exhibit a sustained enhancement in Pt mass activity for oxygen reduction in acid fuel cells. This is achieved by the hollow-induced lattice contraction, high surface area per mass, and oxidation-resistant surface morphology-a new route for enhancing both the catalysts' activity and durability. The results indicate challenges and opportunities brought by the nanoscale Kirkendall effect for designing, at the atomic level, nanostructures with a wide range of novel properties.
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