Issue 5, 2016

Monodisperse and self-assembled Pt-Cu nanoparticles as an efficient electrocatalyst for the methanol oxidation reaction

Abstract

Monodisperse alloyed PtCu nanoparticles (NPs) have been synthesized via a facile one-pot hydrothermal method. In addition, this is the first time to obtain self-assembled NPs as a hexagonal array with six-fold symmetry in the PtCu NP system. In our synthesis, oleylamine (OAM) is essential for the self-assembly of uniform PtCu NPs. These PtCu spheres have a diameter of 4.78 ± 0.28 nm with a Pt-rich skin and are evaluated as a catalyst for the methanol oxidation reaction. The activity of the PtCu nanoparticles is 34.81 mA cm−2, while that of the PtCu/C catalysts is 24.6 mA cm−2, which is about 6.216 times and 4.4 times higher than that of the Pt/C catalyst (5.6 mA cm−2). Our studies provide a simple approach to synthesize monodisperse PtCu NPs with Pt-rich skin, making it possible to develop highly active catalysts for methanol oxidation.

Graphical abstract: Monodisperse and self-assembled Pt-Cu nanoparticles as an efficient electrocatalyst for the methanol oxidation reaction

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
16 Nov 2015
Accepted
04 Jan 2016
First published
04 Jan 2016

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016,4, 1579-1585

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Monodisperse and self-assembled Pt-Cu nanoparticles as an efficient electrocatalyst for the methanol oxidation reaction

X. Du, S. Luo, H. Du, M. Tang, X. Huang and P. K. Shen, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 1579 DOI: 10.1039/C5TA09261B

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