Hydrothermal synthesis of Pt-Ag alloy nano-octahedra and their enhanced electrocatalytic activity for the methanol oxidation reaction

Geng-Tao Fu; Ru-Guang Ma; Xue-Qing Gao; Yu Chen; Ya-Wen Tang; Tian-Hong Lu; Jong-Min Lee

doi:10.1039/c4nr03617d

Hydrothermal synthesis of Pt-Ag alloy nano-octahedra and their enhanced electrocatalytic activity for the methanol oxidation reaction

Nanoscale. 2014 Nov 7;6(21):12310-4. doi: 10.1039/c4nr03617d.

Authors

Geng-Tao Fu¹, Ru-Guang Ma, Xue-Qing Gao, Yu Chen, Ya-Wen Tang, Tian-Hong Lu, Jong-Min Lee

Affiliation

¹ Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Analysis and Testing Center, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, PR China.

PMID: 25169420
DOI: 10.1039/c4nr03617d

Abstract

The high-quality Pt48Ag52 alloy nano-octahedra are synthesized via one-pot hydrothermal method. The catalytic growth of Ag(0) atoms on Pt nuclei and selective oxidative etching on the Ag(0) atoms contribute to the formation of alloy nano-octahedra. Pt48Ag52 alloy nano-octahedra show excellent electrocatalytic activity and durability for the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't