title: High yield synthesis of catalytically active five-fold twinned Pt nanorods from a surfactant-ligated precursor.
abstract: The CO-assisted thermal decomposition of a new, surfactant-ligated Pt precursor, [Pt(acac)(NHR)](n) (n = 2, 3; R = C(18)H(37)), gives structurally uniform five-fold twinned Pt nanorods. The Pt nanorods, mostly covered by {100} facets, exhibit much enhanced electrocatalytic activity over {100} faceted Pt nanocubes, indicating the superior catalytic performance due to the presence of the reactive twinning interface.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Natural Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Jisun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Nguyen Tien
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authors.lastname: Khi
authors.forename: Heonjo
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authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Byeongyoon
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authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hionsuck
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authors.lastname: Baik
authors.forename: Seunghoon
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authors.lastname: Back
authors.forename: Sangmin
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authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sang-Won
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authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seong Jung
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authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Kwangyeol
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authors.lastname: Lee