Journal
NANO RESEARCH
Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages 429-436Publisher
TSINGHUA UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-018-2234-2
Keywords
intermetallics; nanoplates; core-shell structure; methanol oxidation reaction; ethanol oxidation reaction
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- Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China [2016YFE0129600]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21673150, 21611540336, 21703146]
- Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China [2016M591909]
- 111 Project, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology (NANO-CIC)
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD)
- SWC for Synchrotron Radiation Research
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The development of Pt-based core/shell nanoparticles represents an emerging class of electrocatalysts for fuel cells, such as methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) and ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR). Here, we present a one-pot synthesis approach to prepare hexagonal PtBi/Pt core/shell nanostructure composed of an intermetallic Pt1Bi1 core and an ultrathin Pt shell with well-defined shape, size, and composition. The structure and the synergistic effect among different components enhanced their MOR and EOR performance. The optimized Pt2Bi nanoplates exhibit excellent mass activities in both MOR (4,820 mAmgPt (-1)) and EOR (5,950 mAmgPt(-1)) conducted in alkaline media, which are 6.15 times and 8.63 times higher than those of commercial Pt/C, respectively. Pt2Bi nanoplates also show superior operation durability to commercial Pt/C. This work may inspire the rational design and synthesis of Pt-based nanoparticles with improved performance for fuel cells and other applications.
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