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Cover Feature: A General Strategy for the Synthesis of PtM (M=Fe, Co, Ni) Decorated Three‐Dimensional Hollow Graphene Nanospheres for Efficient Methanol Electrooxidation (Chem. Eur. J. 6/2018)
Author(s) -
Qiu Xiaoyu,
Li Tiancheng,
Deng Sihui,
Cen Ke,
Xu Lin,
Tang Yawen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201705332
Subject(s) - graphene , methanol , oxide , materials science , catalysis , fuel cells , durability , cover (algebra) , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , metal , chemistry , metallurgy , composite material , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , engineering
A universal sacrificial template‐based synthesis strategy was reported for the preparation of 3D reduced oxide graphene supported PtM (M=Fe, Co, Ni) hollow nanospheres. As inspired by the unique structure, the 3D PtM/RGO HNSs exhibited enhanced electrocatalytic activity and durability for the methanol reaction compared with that of a commercial Pt/C catalyst. This study provides a versatile approach to realize controlled synthesis of 3D graphene–metal hybridnanostructures for fuel cell applications and beyond. More information can be found in the Communication by L. Xu, Y. Tan et al. on page 1246.