Ultrathin PtPdTe nanowires as superior catalysts for methanol electrooxidation

Hui-Hui Li; Shuo Zhao; Ming Gong; Chun-Hua Cui; Da He; Hai-Wei Liang; Liang Wu; Shu-Hong Yu

doi:10.1002/anie.201302090

Ultrathin PtPdTe nanowires as superior catalysts for methanol electrooxidation

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2013 Jul 15;52(29):7472-6. doi: 10.1002/anie.201302090. Epub 2013 Jun 6.

Authors

Hui-Hui Li¹, Shuo Zhao, Ming Gong, Chun-Hua Cui, Da He, Hai-Wei Liang, Liang Wu, Shu-Hong Yu

Affiliation

¹ Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, PR China.

PMID: 23744746
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201302090

Abstract

Ultrathin and ultralong: Highly uniform, ultrathin (diameter 5-7 nm), and ultralong (aspect ratio >10(4)) PtPdTe nanowires (NWs) were synthesized by using a facile method employing Te NWs as both sacrificial templates and reducing agents. Fine-tuning of the molar ratios of Pt and Pd precursors afforded PtPdTe NWs with different compositions and enhanced electroactivity in the methanol oxidation reaction in comparison with a commercial Pt/C catalyst.

Keywords: electrocatalysts; heterogeneous catalysis; methanol oxidation; nanowires; platinum.