Trimetallic PtPdCo mesoporous nanopolyhedra with hollow cavities

Abstract

The rational design of metallic mesoporous nanoarchitectures with hollow cavities offers an effective way to boost their performance in various catalytic fields. Herein, we report a facile two-step strategy for the fabrication of trimetallic PtPdCo mesoporous nanopolyhedra with hollow cavities (PtPdCo MHNPs), in which Pd@PtPdCo core–shell mesoporous nanopolyhedra (Pd@PtPdCo MNPs) are directly prepared by a simple chemical reduction reaction followed by etching of the Pd cores. The PtPdCo MHNPs show enhanced electrocatalytic activity and durability for the methanol oxidation reaction, enabled by their mesoporous and hollow nanoarchitectures coupled with trimetallic compositions.