Cu2O template synthesis of high-performance PtCu alloy yolk–shell cube catalysts for direct methanol fuel cells
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- 6 August 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Communications
- Vol. 50 (82) , 12337-12340
Abstract
Novel PtCu alloy yolk–shell cubes were fabricated via the disproportionation and displacement reactions in Cu2O yolk–shell cubes, and they exhibit significantly improved catalytic activity and durability for methanol electrooxidation.Keywords
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