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Published on: September 22, 2015
Facile synthesis of hierarchical dendritic PtPd nanogarlands supported on reduced graphene oxide with enhanced
Shan-Shan Li1, Jie-Ning Zheng, Xiaohong Ma
1College of Chemistry and Life Science, College of Geography and Environmental Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China. jjfeng@zjnu.cn ajwang@zjnu.cn.
Abstract:
A simple and facile method is developed for one-pot preparation of hierarchical dendritic PtPd nanogarlands supported on reduced graphene oxide (PtPd/RGO) at room temperature, without using any seed, organic solvent, or complex apparatus. It is found that octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol (NP-40) as a soft template and its amount are critical to the formation of PtPd garlands. The as-prepared nanocomposites are further applied to methanol and ethanol oxidation with significantly enhanced electrocatalytic activity and better stability in alkaline media.
