Climbing the oxygen reduction reaction volcano plot with laser ablation synthesis of Pt<sub>x</sub>Y nanoalloys
Riccardo Brandiele, Andrea Guadagnini, Leonardo Girardi, Goran Dražić, Maria Chiara Dalconi, Gian Andrea Rizzi, Vincenzo Amendola, Christian Durante
Abstract
Pt<sub>x</sub>Y nanoparticles were synthesized by laser ablation in ethanol and proved to efficiently catalyze the oxygen reduction reaction in acid electrolyte.
Topics & Concepts
OxygenLaser ablationOxygen reduction reactionCatalysisAblationChemistryElectrolyteClimbingLaserOxygen reductionReduction (mathematics)EthanolInorganic chemistryPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryOpticsElectrochemistryPhysicsGeometryBiologyMathematicsEcologyEngineeringAerospace engineeringElectrodeElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science