Self-assembly growth of alloyed NiPt nanocrystals with holothuria-like shape for oxygen evolution reaction with enhanced catalytic activity
Author(s) -
Tao Ding,
Wenliang Wang,
Xiaoli Zhou,
Li Zhang,
Chunde Wang,
Jun Jiang,
Weilai Yang,
Qing Yang
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
apl materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.571
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 2166-532X
DOI - 10.1063/1.4930988
Subject(s) - materials science , nanocrystal , chloroplatinic acid , catalysis , nickel , hydrothermal circulation , chemical engineering , hydrazine (antidepressant) , oxygen evolution , nanotechnology , metallurgy , electrochemistry , electrode , chemistry , organic chemistry , platinum , engineering , chromatography
Self-assembly growth of alloyed NiPt nanocrystals with holothuria-like wire shape has been achieved via a facile and moderate hydrothermal process at 120 °C for 1 h from the reaction of nickel nitrate and chloroplatinic acid in alkaline solution in the presence of ethanediamine and hydrazine hydrate. The holothuria-like alloyed NiPt wires are Ni-rich in composition (Ni23.6Pt) and uniform in diameter with many tiny tips outstretched from the wires surface. The holothuria-like wires are assembled from granular subunits with the assistance of capping molecular of ethanediamine and the wires display an improved oxygen evolution reaction catalytic activity
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