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Multimetallic Core/Interlayer/Shell Nanostructures as Advanced Electrocatalysts
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Multimetallic Core/Interlayer/Shell Nanostructures as Advanced Electrocatalysts

Yijin Kang, Joshua Snyder, Miaofang Chi, Dongguo Li, Karren L. More, Nenad M. Markovic, Vojislav R. Stamenkovic and Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Nano letters, v 14(11), pp 6361-6367
01 Nov 2014
PMID: 25299322

Abstract

Chemistry Chemistry, Multidisciplinary Chemistry, Physical Materials Science Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Physical Sciences Physics Physics, Applied Physics, Condensed Matter Science & Technology Science & Technology - Other Topics Technology
The fine balance between activity and durability is crucial for the development of high performance electrocatalysts. The importance of atomic structure and compositional gradients is a guiding principle in exploiting the knowledge from well-defined materials in the design of novel class of coreshell electrocatalysts comprising Ni core, Au interlayer, and PtNi shell (Ni@Au@PtNi). This multimetallic system is found to have the optimal balance of activity and durability due to the synergy between the stabilizing effect of subsurface Au and modified electronic structure of surface Pt through interaction with subsurface Ni atoms. The electrocatalysts with Ni@Au@PtNi core-interlayer-shell structure exhibit high intrinsic and mass activities as well as superior durability for the oxygen reduction reaction with less than 10% activity loss after 10 000 potential cycles between 0.6 and 1.1 V vs the reversible hydrogen electrode.

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