Controllable synthesis of Pt–Cu nanocrystals and their tunable catalytic properties. Issue 21 (11th May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mao, Junjie; Chen, Zheng; Chen, Yuanjun; Wang, Dingsheng; Li, Yadong
• Is Part Of: CrystEngComm. Volume 18:Issue 21(2016)
• Page Start: 3764
• Page End: 3767
• Publication Date: 2016-05-11
• Subjects: Crystals -- Periodicals; Crystal growth -- Periodicals; Crystallography -- Periodicals; Cristaux -- Périodiques; Cristaux -- Croissance -- Périodiques; Cristallographie -- Périodiques; 548
• DOI: 10.1039/c6ce00588h
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1466-8033

Abstract

Abstract : We succeeded in synthesizing Pt–Cu nanocrystals using an effective one-step aqueous-phase co-reduction strategy and evaluated the catalytic activity of these Pt–Cu alloy catalysts through p -chloronitrobenzene hydrogenation and methanol electro-oxidation reactions. Abstract : In this work, Pt–Cu nanocrystals (NCs) with octahedral and multi-octahedral structures were facilely prepared by a wet chemistry method. Furthermore, we have evaluated the catalytic activity of these Pt–Cu NCs, and the results indicated that the composition and morphology strongly influence the catalytic performance in the p -chloronitrobenzene hydrogenation and methanol electro-oxidation reactions, respectively.