Palladium-based alloy materials as cathodes for the reduction of oxygen are regarded as
potential substitutes for platinum-based catalysts in fuel cells. In this work, we present a …

Core–shell nanoparticles (CSNs) are a class of nanostructured materials that have recently
received increased attention owing to their interesting properties and broad range of …

Structurally ordered intermetallic compounds possess unique chemical and physical
properties, making them an interesting class of materials for application in electrocatalytic …

With the rapid increase of energy demand in people's daily life and the depletion of fossil
fuel reserves, research on new environment-friendly energy sources and their practical …

Advances in chemical syntheses have led to the formation of various kinds of nanoparticles
(NPs) with more rational control of size, shape, composition, structure and catalysis. This …

The applications of exchange coupled bi-magnetic hard/soft and soft/hard ferromagnetic
core/shell nanoparticles are reviewed. After a brief description of the main synthesis …

Materials with core-shell structures have attracted increasing attention in recent years due to
their unique properties and wide applications in energy storage and conversion systems …

Recent advances in multistructured nanocatalysts and support materials for polymer
electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are reviewed. Discussions focus on the materials' …

We have developed a template-free procedure to synthesize Co3O4 hollow-structured
nanoparticles on a Vulcan XC-72 carbon support. The material was synthesized via an …

The ability to direct bimetallic nanoparticles to express desirable surface composition is a
crucial step toward effective heterogeneous catalysis, sensing, and bionanotechnology …