One-pot protocol for bimetallic Pt/Cu hexapod concave nanocrystals with enhanced electrocatalytic activity

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Liu, Xiangwen ^a   Wang, Weiyang ^a   Li, Hao ^a   Li, Linsen ^a   Zhou, Guobao ^a   Yu, Rong ^a   Wang, Dingsheng ^a   Li, Yadong ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84875198904     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep01404     Document Type: Article

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