Engineering ultrafine PtIr alloy nanoparticles into porous nanobowls <i>via</i> a reactive template-engaged assembly strategy for high-performance electrocatalytic hydrogen production
Zhenbo Zhang, Shuyun Liu, Yudie Zhou, Jing Li, Lin Xu, Jun Yang, Huan Pang, Mingyi Zhang, Yawen Tang
Abstract
We demonstrate self-sacrificial templated strategy for the synthesis of hollow and porous PtIr alloyed nanobowls composed of ultrafine nanoparticles and the resulting self-supported Pt 7 Ir NBs exhibit superior HER performance.
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Materials sciencePorosityAlloyNanoparticleHydrogen productionChemical engineeringNanotechnologyElectrocatalystCatalysisSelf-assemblyMetallurgyComposite materialElectrochemistryElectrodeChemistryOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchFuel Cells and Related Materials