Nanostructures have attracted huge interest as a rapidly growing class of materials for many
applications. Several techniques have been used to characterize the size, crystal structure …

The human craving for energy is continually mounting and becoming progressively difficult
to gratify. At present, the world's massive energy demands are chiefly encountered by …

Electrocatalysis is an interface-dominated process, in which the activity of the catalyst highly
relates to the adsorption/desorption behaviors of the reactants/intermediates/products on the …

The use of ethanol as a fuel in direct alcohol fuel cells depends not only on its ease of
production from renewable sources, but also on overcoming the challenges of storage and …

Porous Pt-based nanostructured materials possess intriguing physical and chemical
properties to generate promising potential for various important applications such as fuel …

Rationally designing and manipulating composition and morphology of precious metal-
based bimetallic nanostructures can markedly enhance their electrocatalytic performance …

Tailoring the size, controlling the morphology, and designing the metal–organic interface are
three promising strategies to improve the catalytic performance of monometallic noble-metal …

Reduced graphene oxide (RGO)-supported bimetallic Pd–Pt nanostructures with core–shell
Pd@ Pt (Pd@ Pt/RGO) and alloyed PdPt (PdPt/RGO) were prepared by a one-pot reduction …

The term “Nanocrystal Engineering” can be defined as the design and synthesis of
nanocrystals with desired morphologies and compositions based on understanding and …

A simple route for in situ platinum nanoparticles (Pt-NPs) synthesis is described. A trace
amount (0.048 mM) of platinum precursor promotes the electroactive phase transformations …