One-pot synthesis of CuPt nanodendrites with enhanced activity towards methanol oxidation reactionElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/c8ra00391b

CuPt nanodendrites have special electrocatalytic performance due to their unique morphologies and structures. In this work, we report a facile and one-pot synthesis of highly branched and dispersed CuPt nanodendrites with a size of about 22 nm and Pt/Cu ratio of 2 : 1. X-ray photoelectron spectra in...

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Main Authors Peng, Hongcheng, Qi, Weihong, Wu, Haofei, He, Jieting, Li, Yejun, Xie, Haipeng
Format Journal Article
Published 05.03.2018
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Summary:CuPt nanodendrites have special electrocatalytic performance due to their unique morphologies and structures. In this work, we report a facile and one-pot synthesis of highly branched and dispersed CuPt nanodendrites with a size of about 22 nm and Pt/Cu ratio of 2 : 1. X-ray photoelectron spectra indicate a Pt-rich surface of the prepared CuPt nanodendrites. The combination of a highly branched structure with a Pt-rich shell would be very beneficial for catalytic properties, which was confirmed by electrochemical tests towards MOR. A systematic study on morphology evolution of the products and understanding of their growth mechanism was carried out using the effects of reaction time and reducing agents. CuPt nanodendrites have special electrocatalytic performance due to their unique morphology and structures.
Bibliography:10.1039/c8ra00391b
Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI
ISSN:2046-2069
DOI:10.1039/c8ra00391b