Issue 22, 2011
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Chemical Communications

Monodispersed platinum nanocubes for enhanced electrocatalytic properties in alcohol electrooxidation†

Young-Woo Lee,a   Sang-Beom Han,a   Do-Young Kima  and  Kyung-Won Park*a  

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a Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Soongsil University, Seoul 156743, Republic of Korea
E-mail: kwpark@ssu.ac.kr
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Abstract

We report Pt nanocubes of ∼4.5 nm in size synthesized by thermal decomposition in the presence of PVP. The Pt cubic electrocatalysts with dominantly exposed {100} facets show much improved electrocatalytic activities in methanol, ethanol and formic acid electrooxidation.

Graphical abstract: Monodispersed platinum nanocubes for enhanced electrocatalytic properties in alcohol electrooxidation

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC10798D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
11 Feb 2011
Accepted
28 Mar 2011
First published
19 Apr 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 6296-6298

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Monodispersed platinum nanocubes for enhanced electrocatalytic properties in alcohol electrooxidation

Y. Lee, S. Han, D. Kim and K. Park, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 6296 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC10798D

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