Regioselective epitaxial growth of metallic heterostructures
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Constructing regioselective architectures in heterostructures is important for many applications; however, the targeted design of regioselective architectures is challenging due to the sophisticated processes, impurity pollution and an unclear growth mechanism. Here we successfully realized a one-pot kinetically controlled synthetic framework for constructing regioselective architectures in metallic heterostructures. The key objective was to simultaneously consider the reduction rates of metal precursors and the lattice matching relationship at heterogeneous interfaces. More importantly, this synthetic method also provided phase- and morphology-independent behaviours as foundations for choosing substrate materials, including phase regulation from Pd20Sb7 hexagonal nanoplates (HPs) to Pd8Sb3 HPs, and morphology regulation from Pd20Sb7 HPs to Pd20Sb7 rhombohedra and Pd20Sb7 nanoparticles. Consequently, the activity of regioselective epitaxially grown Pt on Pd20Sb7 HPs was greatly enhanced towards the ethanol oxidation reaction; its activity was 57 times greater than that of commercial Pt/C, and the catalyst showed increased stability (decreasing by 16.3% after 2,000 cycles) and selectivity (72.4%) compared with those of commercial Pt/C (56.0%, 18.2%). This work paves the way for the design of unconventional well-defined heterostructures for use in various applications.
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OpenAlex topics: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties · Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
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