Electrochemically shape-controlled synthesis of trapezohedral platinum nanocrystals with high electrocatalytic activity

Yanyan Li; Yanxia Jiang; Minghui Chen; Honggang Liao; Rui Huang; Zhiyou Zhou; Na Tian; Shengpei Chen; Shigang Sun

doi:10.1039/c2cc34322c

Electrochemically shape-controlled synthesis of trapezohedral platinum nanocrystals with high electrocatalytic activity

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Oct 4;48(76):9531-3. doi: 10.1039/c2cc34322c.

Authors

Yanyan Li¹, Yanxia Jiang, Minghui Chen, Honggang Liao, Rui Huang, Zhiyou Zhou, Na Tian, Shengpei Chen, Shigang Sun

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China.

PMID: 22898799
DOI: 10.1039/c2cc34322c

Abstract

Trapezohedral Pt nanocrystals enclosed by 24 high-index {522} facets have been successfully prepared for the first time in high yield by a direct square wave electrodeposition method. They exhibit a significantly enhanced catalytic activity for C-1 molecules (CO, CH(3)OH, HCOOH).