Nanoscale kinetics of asymmetrical corrosion in core-shell nanoparticles

Hao Shan; Wenpei Gao; Yalin Xiong; Fenglei Shi; Yucong Yan; Yanling Ma; Wen Shang; Peng Tao; Chengyi Song; Tao Deng; Hui Zhang; Deren Yang; Xiaoqing Pan; Jianbo Wu

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03372-z

Nature Communications (Mar 2018)

Nanoscale kinetics of asymmetrical corrosion in core-shell nanoparticles

Hao Shan,
Wenpei Gao,
Yalin Xiong,
Fenglei Shi,
Yucong Yan,
Yanling Ma,
Wen Shang,
Peng Tao,
Chengyi Song,
Tao Deng,
Hui Zhang,
Deren Yang,
Xiaoqing Pan,
Jianbo Wu

Affiliations

Hao Shan: State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Wenpei Gao: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine
Yalin Xiong: State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
Fenglei Shi: State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yucong Yan: State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
Yanling Ma: State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Wen Shang: State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Peng Tao: State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Chengyi Song: State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Tao Deng: State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Hui Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
Deren Yang: State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
Xiaoqing Pan: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Irvine
Jianbo Wu: State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03372-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Understanding how catalysts corrode during use is crucial in developing new, durable devices. Here, the authors studied the real-time corrosion of core-shell palladium-platinum nanocubes by electron microscopy and found two competitive etching mechanisms to dominate catalyst degradation behavior.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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