title: One-step and rapid synthesis of "clean" and monodisperse dendritic Pt nanoparticles and their high performance toward methanol oxidation and p-nitrophenol reduction.
abstract: Well-defined and monodisperse dendritic platinum nanoparticles (DPNs) are successfully prepared by a rapid, one-step, and efficient route with high yield in aqueous solution, wherein neither organic solvents nor surfactants are employed, ensuring the as-made DPNs definitely have "clean" surfaces, allowing them to exhibit high activity for both methanol oxidation and p-nitrophenol reduction. This proposed strategy for simple and facile preparation of "clean" metal nanocatalysts paves the way for accurately evaluating and further improving their intrinsic catalytic activity.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 214122, Wuxi, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xin-Bo
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhong-Li
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Li-Min
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000432:Methanol / Q000737:chemistry*; D009596:Nitrophenols / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010984:Platinum / Q000737:chemistry*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D009596:Nitrophenols; D014867:Water; D010984:Platinum; D000432:Methanol; C024836:4-nitrophenol