A general protocol for precise syntheses of ordered mesoporous intermetallic nanoparticles

H Lv, Y Wang, L Sun, Y Yamauchi, B Liu - Nature Protocols, 2023 - nature.com
Intermetallic nanomaterials consist of two or more metals in a highly ordered atomic
arrangement. There are many possible combinations and morphologies, and exploring their …

Insights into heterogeneous catalysts under reaction conditions by in situ/operando electron microscopy

HW Cheng, S Wang, G Chen, Z Liu… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The advancement of clean energy and environment depends strongly on the development
of efficient catalysts in a wide range of heterogeneous catalytic reactions, which has …

Tailored Lattice Compressive Strain of Pt‐Skins by the L12‐Pt3M Intermetallic Core for Highly Efficient Oxygen Reduction

Z Wang, S Chen, W Wu, R Chen, Y Zhu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The sluggish kinetics of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and unsatisfactory durability of Pt‐
based catalysts are severely hindering the commercialization of proton‐exchange …

Kinetic diffusion–controlled synthesis of twinned intermetallic nanocrystals for CO-resistant catalysis

K Wang, L Wang, Z Yao, L Zhang, L Zhang, X Yang… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Intermetallic catalysts are of immense interest, but how heterometals diffuse and related
interface structure remain unclear when there exists a strong metal-support interaction …

Structural evolution of Pt-based oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts

J Peng, P Tao, C Song, W Shang, T Deng… - Chinese Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The commercialization of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) could provide a
cleaner energy society in the near future. However, the sluggish reaction kinetics and harsh …

Composition-dependent ordering transformations in Pt–Fe nanoalloys

X Chen, S Zhang, C Li, Z Liu, X Sun… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Despite the well-known tendency for many alloys to undergo ordering transformations, the
microscopic mechanism of ordering and its dependence on alloy composition remains …

Atomic Ordering Effect of Intermetallic PdCoNi/rGO Catalysts on Formic Acid Electro-oxidation

S Hu, Z Gao, S Gao, J Wang… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Pd-based alloys, especially for alloys containing early transition metals, have been
extensively designed and applied to electro-oxidize formic acid for direct formic acid fuel …

Atom-by-atom optimizing the surface termination of Fe-Pt intermetallic catalysts for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction

Q Liang, F Meng, W Li, X Zou, K Song, X Ge, Z Jiang… - Science Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
Controlling the atomic arrangement of elemental atoms in intermetallic catalysts to govern
their surface and subsurface properties is a crucial but challenging endeavor in …

Size and near-surface engineering in weak-oxidative confined space to fabricate 4 nm L10-PtCo@Pt nanoparticles for oxygen reduction reaction

Y Liao, L Peng, C Wu, Y Yan, H Xie, Y Chen, Y Wang - Nano Research, 2023 - Springer
The near-surface structure of the Pt-based alloy including the surface and subsurface
structures is prominent to their electrocatalytic performance. Modulating the near-surface …

A catalyst family of high-entropy alloy atomic layers with square atomic arrangements comprising iron-and platinum-group metals

CY Wu, YC Hsiao, Y Chen, KH Lin, TJ Lee, CC Chi… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
We report a catalyst family of high-entropy alloy (HEA) atomic layers having three elements
from iron-group metals (IGMs) and two elements from platinum-group metals (PGMs). Ten …