title: Solution-based evolution and enhanced methanol oxidation activity of monodisperse platinum-copper nanocubes.
abstract: Shape-controlled catalysis: High-quality Pt-Cu nanocubes with an average size of about 8 nm (see picture, scale bar = 20 nm) were synthesized from a high-temperature organic solution system in the presence of various capping ligands. These cubic Pt-Cu nanocrystals terminated with {100} facets demonstrated a superior catalytic activity towards methanol oxidation compared to similar sized Pt-Cu and Pt nanospheres.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Zhaoping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hongzhou
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Qingsheng
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jiye
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Shouzhong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sun