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Hollow Ag44Pt56 nanotube bundles with high electrocatalytic performances for hydrogen evolution and ethylene glycol
Xiao-Yan Zhu1, Lu Zhang1, Pei-Xin Yuan1
1Key laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
Abstract:
It is a main challenge to synthesize highly efficient and durable nanocatalysts towards hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and alcohol oxidation reaction in energy conversion and storage. Herein, a green wet-chemical approach was developed to directly prepare hollow Ag44Pt56 nanotube bundles (H-Ag44Pt56 NTBs), utilizing 5-azacytosine as a structure-directing agent. The obtained electrocatalyst displayed superior catalytic activity and durability for HER in acid media, and the great improvement in catalytic performance for ethylene glycol oxidation reaction (EGOR) in the alkaline electrolyte, outperforming home-made Ag34Pt66 nanoparticles (NPs), Ag70Pt30 NPs, and commercial Pt/C catalysts. The high electrocatalytic characters are mainly attributed to the special nanostructures and the synergetic effects between the bimetals.
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