title: One-pot, template-free synthesis of Pd-Pt single-crystalline hollow cubes with enhanced catalytic activity.
abstract: Hollow structures have attracted ever-growing interest owing to their various excellent properties. However, a facile strategy for their fabrication is still desired. Herein, Pd-Pt alloy with three different morphologies, that is, cubes, hollow cubes, and truncated octahedrons, is synthesized by using a one-pot, template-free method. The mechanism and dynamics of this system is also studied in detail. In particular, the hollow cubic structure represents enhanced catalytic activity in both coupling reactions and in the electrochemical oxidation of formic acid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China.
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Zhicheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Biao
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques; D005561:Formates / Q000737:chemistry; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*; D010984:Platinum / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; D005561:Formates; C030544:formic acid; D010984:Platinum; D010165:Palladium