Pt<sub>9</sub>Ni Wavelike Nanowires with High Activity for Oxygen Reduction Reactions

Pengfei Lv, Benjin Jin, Chao Mei, Huang Zhou, Tongwei Yuan, Zhijun Li, Hui He, Xiaoshuang Shen, Xun Hong

Chemistry - A European Journal · 2018 · 11 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

Abstract Platinum (Pt)‐based nanostructures are the most efficient catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in acid media. Here, Pt 9 Ni wavelike nanowires (W‐NWs) have been synthesized by etching Pt 3 Ni@PtNi 2 core–shell nanowires with 2,5‐dihydroxyterephthalic acid for 24 hours. Compared to the commercial Pt/C catalyst, the free‐standing Pt 9 Ni W‐NWs show improvements of up to 9.3 times for mass activity and 12.6 times for specific activity, respectively.

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