Design of Pt-Shell Nanoparticles with Alloy Cores for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction
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Abstract
We report that the oxygen binding energy of alloy-core@Pt nanoparticles can be linearly tuned by varying the alloy-core composition. Using this tuning mechanism, we are able to predict optimal compositions for different alloy-core@Pt nanoparticles. Subsequent electrochemical measurements of ORR activities of AuPd@Pt dendrimer-encapsulated nanoparticles (DENs) are in a good agreement with the theoretical prediction that the peak of activity is achieved for a 28% Au/72% Pd alloy core supporting a Pt shell. Importantly, these findings represent an unusual case of first-principles theory leading to nearly perfect agreement with experimental results.
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OpenAlex topics: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion · Fuel Cells and Related Materials · Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, ‡Texas Materials Institute, and §Institute for Computational and Engineering Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 E. 24th Street, Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United States
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