Issue 76, 2012
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Chemical Communications

Electrochemically shape-controlled synthesis of trapezohedral platinum nanocrystals with high electrocatalytic activity†

Yanyan Li,a   Yanxia Jiang,*a   Minghui Chen,a   Honggang Liao,a   Rui Huang,a   Zhiyou Zhou,a   Na Tian,a   Shengpei Chena  and  Shigang Sun*a  

* Corresponding authors

a State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
E-mail: sgsun@xmu.edu.cn

Abstract

Trapezohedral Pt nanocrystals enclosed by 24 high-index {522} facets have been successfully prepared for the first time in high yield by a direct square wave electrodeposition method. They exhibit a significantly enhanced catalytic activity for C-1 molecules (CO, CH3OH, HCOOH).

Graphical abstract: Electrochemically shape-controlled synthesis of trapezohedral platinum nanocrystals with high electrocatalytic activity

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC34322C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
16 Jun 2012
Accepted
07 Aug 2012
First published
08 Aug 2012

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 9531-9533

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Electrochemically shape-controlled synthesis of trapezohedral platinum nanocrystals with high electrocatalytic activity

Y. Li, Y. Jiang, M. Chen, H. Liao, R. Huang, Z. Zhou, N. Tian, S. Chen and S. Sun, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 9531 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC34322C

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