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Enhanced methanol oxidation activity and durability of Pt–Pd alloy nanoclusters synthesised by gas-diffusion electrocrystallisation (GDEx)

Omar Martinez-Mora, Luis F. Leon-Fernandez, Zdeněk Sofer, Stefanos Mourdikoudis, Zhiyuan Chen, Jan Fransaer, Xochitl Dominguez-Benetton

Abstract

GDEx enables the synthesis of composition-controlled Pt–Pd alloy nanoclusters that exhibit enhanced electrocatalytic performance for acidic methanol oxidation, combining high activity with improved durability.
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OpenAlex topics: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion · Catalytic Processes in Materials Science · Nanoporous metals and alloys

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Affiliations

Materials and Chemistry (MATCH) Unit, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Boeretang 200, Mol, 2400, Belgium

Department of Materials Engineering, Surface and Interface Engineered Materials, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 44 – Box 2450, 3001 Leuven, Belgium

Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, Prague, 16628, Czech Republic

Funding

Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

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