Aqueous-phase synthesis of sub 10 nm Pdcore@Ptshell nanocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction using amphiphilic triblock copolymers as the reductant and capping agent

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 26, 2013, Pages 13413-13423

  Zhang, Geng ^a,b   Shao, Zhi Gang ^a   Lu, Wangting ^a,b   Xiao, Hui ^a,b   Xie, Feng ^a   Qin, Xiaoping ^a   Li, Jin ^a,b   Liu, Fuqiang ^c   Yi, Baolian ^a  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILIC TRIBLOCK COPOLYMERS; AQUEOUS-PHASE SYNTHESIS; AREA-SPECIFIC ACTIVITY; CARBON-SUPPORTED PD; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; NANOCRYSTAL (NCS); OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION; SHELL MORPHOLOGIES;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CATALYSTS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; PROPYLENE; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

PLATINUM;

EID: 84879825223     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp401375b     Document Type: Article

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