Facile Aqueous–Phase Synthesis of Pd–FePt Core–Shell Nanoparticles for Methanol Oxidation Reaction
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Synthesis of Pd, Pd@Fe, and Pd@FePt Core–Shell Nanoparticles
3.3. Synthesis of Carbon-Supported Pd, Pd@Fe, and Pd@FePt Nanoparticles
3.4. Characterization
3.5. Electrochemical Characterization and Catalytic Activity Measurement
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Xiao, X.; Jung, E.; Yu, S.; Kim, H.; Kim, H.-K.; Lee, K.-Y.; Ahn, J.-P.; Lim, T.; Kim, J.; Yu, T. Facile Aqueous–Phase Synthesis of Pd–FePt Core–Shell Nanoparticles for Methanol Oxidation Reaction. Catalysts 2021, 11, 130. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11010130
Xiao X, Jung E, Yu S, Kim H, Kim H-K, Lee K-Y, Ahn J-P, Lim T, Kim J, Yu T. Facile Aqueous–Phase Synthesis of Pd–FePt Core–Shell Nanoparticles for Methanol Oxidation Reaction. Catalysts. 2021; 11(1):130. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11010130
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiao, Xiangyun, Euiyoung Jung, Sehyun Yu, Hyeonjin Kim, Hong-Kyu Kim, Kwan-Young Lee, Jae-Pyoung Ahn, Taeho Lim, Jinheung Kim, and Taekyung Yu. 2021. "Facile Aqueous–Phase Synthesis of Pd–FePt Core–Shell Nanoparticles for Methanol Oxidation Reaction" Catalysts 11, no. 1: 130. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11010130
APA StyleXiao, X., Jung, E., Yu, S., Kim, H., Kim, H.-K., Lee, K.-Y., Ahn, J.-P., Lim, T., Kim, J., & Yu, T. (2021). Facile Aqueous–Phase Synthesis of Pd–FePt Core–Shell Nanoparticles for Methanol Oxidation Reaction. Catalysts, 11(1), 130. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11010130