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Monodisperse and highly active PtNi nanoparticles for O2 reduction

  • Hongzhou Yang
  • , Jun Zhang
  • , Sachin Kumar
  • , Haijun Zhang
  • , Rudong Yang
  • , Jiye Fang
  • , Shouzhong Zou
  • Miami University
  • State University of New York Binghamton University
  • Lanzhou University

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Abstract

Monodisperse PtNi nanoparticles with various compositions were synthesized by a wet-chemical approach. After electrochemical dissolution of Ni on the particle surface, these particles exhibit a 20-30-fold enhancement in O2 reduction activity as compared to the commercial Pt/C catalysts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2278-2281
Number of pages4
JournalElectrochemistry Communications
Volume11
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2009

Keywords

  • Electrocatalysts
  • Fuel cell
  • Nanoparticles
  • O reduction
  • Platinum-nickel alloys

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