Rational preparation of faceted platinum nanocrystals supported on carbon nanotubes with remarkably enhanced catalytic performance.
Faceted platinum nanocrystals supported on carbon nanotubes were prepared using NO2- as a crucial shape-controlling agent. The composites exhibit high electrochemical catalytic activity for oxygen reduction facilitated by the cooperation between the Pt{111} facets and atomic steps, and extremely high selectivity for the oxidation of glycerol to glyceraldehyde.
Lin
Ziyin
Z
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Application, Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
Chu
Haibin
H
Shen
Yihong
Y
Wei
Li
L
Liu
Haichao
H
Li
Yan
Y