title: One-pot protocol for bimetallic Pt/Cu hexapod concave nanocrystals with enhanced electrocatalytic activity.
abstract: Nanomaterials with particular nanostructures which usually possess special properties always attract considerable attention. A novel bimetallic Pt/Cu hexapod nanostructure was prepared by a facile one-pot strategy. The formation mechanism was investigated by the time sequential evolution experiments and the hexapod concave nanostructures originated from the Pt/Cu rhombic dodecahedron. Further electrochemical measurements indicated the bimetallic Pt/Cu hexapod concave nanocrystals showed enhanced catalytic activities. It is believed that these novel nanostuctures would open up new opportunities for catalytic applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P R China.
authors.forename: Xiangwen
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Weiyang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Linsen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guobao
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Dingsheng
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yadong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li