Issue 36, 2015

Synthesis of size-controlled PtCu@Ru nanorattles via Pt seed-assisted formation of size-controlled removable Cu template

Abstract

A facile synthetic strategy has been developed for size-controlled PtCu@Ru nanorattles via co-decomposition of Ru and Cu precursors in the presence of Pt nanoparticles. The presence of Pt nanoparticles induces a fast decomposition of Cu precursors, leading to the growth of the Cu phase on the Pt seeds. The Pt nanoparticle surface is partially alloyed with the Cu phase to form a PtCu alloy phase. Subsequent decomposition of Ru precursors leads to the formation of the Ru shell. The Cu layer between the core and shell of the intermediate PtCu@Cu@Ru nanoparticle, generated as a kinetic product, is then in situ removed by a CTAB (cetyltrimethylammonium bromide)-induced destabilization process to yield a novel nanorattle structure with a Pt-based core and a porous Ru shell. The diameter of the Ru shell could be conveniently controlled by varying the ratio of employed Cu and Ru precursors.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of size-controlled PtCu@Ru nanorattles via Pt seed-assisted formation of size-controlled removable Cu template

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
26 feb 2015
Accepted
01 apr 2015
First published
02 apr 2015

CrystEngComm, 2015,17, 6852-6856

Synthesis of size-controlled PtCu@Ru nanorattles via Pt seed-assisted formation of size-controlled removable Cu template

S. Park, D. Yoon, H. Baik and K. Lee, CrystEngComm, 2015, 17, 6852 DOI: 10.1039/C5CE00398A

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