Carbon monoxide-controlled synthesis of surface-clean Pt nanocubes with high electrocatalytic activity

Guangxu Chen; Yueming Tan; Binghui Wu; Gang Fu; Nanfeng Zheng

doi:10.1039/C2CC17984A

Carbon monoxide-controlled synthesis of surface-clean Pt nanocubes with high electrocatalytic activity

Guangxu Chen,^a Yueming Tan,^a Binghui Wu,^a Gang Fu*^a and Nanfeng Zheng*^a

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^a State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
E-mail: nfzheng@xmu.edu.cn, gfu@xmu.edu.cn
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Abstract

A new strategy for synthesis of Pt nanocubes on various supports by reduction of a Pt precursor under a CO atmosphere was described. The as-prepared Pt nanocubes supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes exhibited high activity toward methanol electrooxidation.

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The article was received on 21 Dec 2011, accepted on 17 Jan 2012 and first published on 18 Jan 2012

Article type: Communication

DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17984A

Citation: Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 2758-2760

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G. Chen, Y. Tan, B. Wu, G. Fu and N. Zheng, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 2758
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17984A
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Carbon monoxide-controlled synthesis of surface-clean Pt nanocubes with high electrocatalytic activity

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