title: Efficient Synthesis of MCu (M = Pd, Pt, and Au) Aerogels with Accelerated Gelation Kinetics and their High Electrocatalytic Activity.
abstract: To accelerate hydrogel formation and further simplify the synthetic procedure, a series of MCu (M = Pd, Pt, and Au) bimetallic aerogels is synthesized from the in situ reduction of metal precursors through enhancement of the gelation kinetics at elevated temperature. Moreover, the resultant PdCu aerogel with ultrathin nanowire networks exhibits excellent electrocatalytic performance toward ethanol oxidation, holding promise in fuel-cell applications.
authors.affiliation: School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA.
authors.forename: Chengzhou
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA.
authors.forename: Qiurong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA.
authors.forename: Shaofang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA.
authors.forename: Junhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Haibing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.affiliation: School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA. yuehe.lin@wsu.edu.
authors.forename: Yuehe
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin
keywords: aerogels; bimetallic catalysts; ethanol electro-oxidation; noble metal nanomaterials; porous nanostructures