Issue 46, 2013

Monodisperse Cu@PtCu nanocrystals and their conversion into hollow-PtCu nanostructures for methanol oxidation

Abstract

In this study, we report a facile one-pot strategy towards highly monodisperse and hexagonal shaped bimetallic Pt–Cu nanocrystals with a pure Cu-core coated with a PtCu alloy shell (designated as Cu@PtCu nanocrystals). The Cu@PtCu nanocrystals can be deposited on commercial carbon black evenly and the Cu core in the Cu@PtCu nanocrystal can be selectively etched. The resulting hollow-PtCu/C is a high-performance electro-catalyst for methanol oxidation. It has been demonstrated that the hollow-PtCu/C had a methanol oxidation specific activity of 1.77 mA cm−2 and a mass activity of 0.889 A mgPt−1, which are far better than those of solid-PtCu/C and commercial Pt/C catalysts. The hollow-PtCu/C also exhibited better tolerance to poisoning species and is more stable under electro-oxidation conditions. The results reported herein suggest that superior catalysts can be developed by engineering the structure/composition of the nanocrystals.

Graphical abstract: Monodisperse Cu@PtCu nanocrystals and their conversion into hollow-PtCu nanostructures for methanol oxidation

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
27 9 2013
Accepted
10 10 2013
First published
11 10 2013

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 14449-14454

Monodisperse Cu@PtCu nanocrystals and their conversion into hollow-PtCu nanostructures for methanol oxidation

X. Huang, Y. Chen, E. Zhu, Y. Xu, X. Duan and Y. Huang, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, 1, 14449 DOI: 10.1039/C3TA13903D

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