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Facile synthesis of three-dimensional Pt-Pd alloyed multipods with enhanced electrocatalytic activity and stability
Jing-Jing Lv1, Li-Ping Mei, Xuexiang Weng
1College of Geography and Environmental Science, College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China. ajwang@zjnu.cn jjfeng@zjnu.cn.
Abstract:
A facile one-pot solvothermal method was developed for the fabrication of well-defined three-dimensional highly branched Pt-Pd alloyed multipods, using ethylene glycol as a solvent and a reducing agent, along with N-methylimidazole as a structure-directing agent, without any seed, template, or surfactant. The as-prepared nanocrystals exhibited a relatively large electrochemically active surface area, improved electrocatalytic activity and superior stability for ethylene glycol oxidation in alkaline media, compared with commercial Pt black and Pd black, making them promising electrocatalysts in fuel cells.
