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- Key Words:Platinum alloys;Binary alloys - Copper alloys - Electron diffraction - Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry - Methanol - Nanowires - X ray photoelectron spectroscopy
- Abstract:A facile method to prepare Pt-Cu nanowires (NWs) was introduced. Structural characterization such as high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HR-TEM), selected-area electron diffraction (SAED), EDS element mapping, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) showed the formation of Pt-Cu alloy, with a width of 4.5 nm on average. The formation process of Pt-Cu NWs was studied; it was found that bromine ion, who has preferential adsorption on Pt (100) face, served as a growth-directing agent; Brij58 not only served as a protector but also played an important role in forming Pt-Cu NWs; the mechanism was proposed. Their electrocatalytic activity towards methanol oxidation was investigated; we found that the current density of Pt-Cu NWs was 295 mA·mg<sup>-1</sup> when the ratio of Pt/Cu is 1: 1, which is 11.5 and 2.35 times higher than that of pure Pt (26 mA·mg<sup>-1</sup>) and commercial Pt/C (126 mA·mg<sup>-1</sup>). The high electrocatalytic activity is attributed to the presence of abundant structural defects and surface active sites on the synthesized Pt-Cu NWs.<br/> © 2019 Ning Sui et al.
- Volume:2019
- Issue:wu
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