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Inside Back Cover: Synthesis of Carbon‐Supported Pt–YO x and PtY Nanoparticles with High Catalytic Activity for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Using a Microwave‐based Polyol Method (ChemCatChem 6/2017)
Author(s) -
Tsuji Masaharu,
Uto Keiko,
Nagami Tetsuo,
Muto Akiko,
Fukushima Hideoki,
Hayashi Junichiro
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201700366
Subject(s) - catalysis , nanoparticle , polyol , carbon fibers , proton exchange membrane fuel cell , adsorption , materials science , chemistry , alloy , oxygen , inorganic chemistry , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , composite material , composite number , engineering , polyurethane
The Cover shows carbon‐supported PtY alloy nanoparticles with a high catalytic activity for the oxygen reduction reaction, which are promising catalysts for use in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.In their Full Paper, M. Tsuji et al. demonstrate a novel synthesis of Pt–YO x /C and PtY/C alloy catalysts under microwave heating followed by acid treatment. Their high catalytic activity might be attributed to surface structural changes of Pt nanoparticles generated by the presence of YO x and Y atoms leading to modification of the adsorption energy of OH at the Pt sites.