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Carbon‐Monoxide‐Assisted Synthesis of Ultrathin PtCu Alloy Nanosheets and Their Enhanced Catalysis
Author(s) -
Dai Lei,
Zhao Yun,
Qin Qing,
Zhao Xiaojing,
Xu Chaofa,
Zheng Nanfeng
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemnanomat
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.947
H-Index - 32
ISSN - 2199-692X
DOI - 10.1002/cnma.201600096
Subject(s) - catalysis , carbon monoxide , alloy , materials science , nanotechnology , nanostructure , hydrothermal circulation , carbon fibers , chemical engineering , hydrogen , monoxide , chemistry , metallurgy , organic chemistry , composite material , composite number , engineering
Abstract Ultrathin PtCu alloy nanosheets are synthesized by a facile, one‐pot, templateless hydrothermal method with the use of carbon monoxide (CO) as the capping agent. Due to their unique structure and possible synergetic effect, the ultrathin nanosheets show higher catalytic activity in hydrogen evolution and hydrogenation reactions. The developed method is also expected to generate exciting opportunities in creating ultrathin nanostructures with a wide range of alloy compositions for various catalytic applications.