Nature Communications (Apr 2017)

Platinum-nickel alloy excavated nano-multipods with hexagonal close-packed structure and superior activity towards hydrogen evolution reaction

  • Zhenming Cao,
  • Qiaoli Chen,
  • Jiawei Zhang,
  • Huiqi Li,
  • Yaqi Jiang,
  • Shouyu Shen,
  • Gang Fu,
  • Bang-an Lu,
  • Zhaoxiong Xie,
  • Lansun Zheng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15131
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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While crystal phase modification may endow materials with altered functionality, the fabrication of allomorphic noble metal nanomaterials is challenging. Here, the authors synthesize an unusual hexagonal close-packed platinum-nickel alloy and demonstrate its enhanced hydrogen evolution catalytic activity.