Crossed PtCoCu Alloy Nanocrystals with High‐Index Facets as Highly Active Catalyst for Methanol Oxidation Reaction

Abstract

Abstract Nanocrystals with high‐index facets are arousing growing attention in terms of rational design of efficient electrocatalysts. Herein, ternary PtCoCu alloys with distinct crossed and dendritic structure are prepared via one‐pot approach simply by tuning the amount of serine. The electrocatalytic performances for methanol oxidation reaction by these PtCoCu alloys are examined. It turns out that the {hk0} high‐index facets‐covered surfaces endow the crossed PtCoCu alloy with 4.2‐fold improvement of specific activity relative to commercial Pt/C and with superior stability. This work provides a facile and feasible route for synthesizing tri‐ or multimetallic alloys for electrocatalytic applications.