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Frontiers in Energy >> 2017, Volume 11, Issue 3 doi: 10.1007/s11708-017-0493-3

Pt-Ni nanourchins as electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Energy Institute, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

Accepted: 2017-08-22 Available online: 2017-09-07

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Abstract

Pt-Ni bimetallic alloys with various nanostructures have shown excellent activity toward oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The ORR activity is highly dependent on the structure of the catalyst. In this paper, Pt-Ni nanourchins were synthesized with an average size of 50 nm consisting of 10–20 nanorods and nanooctahedra by adjusting the synthesis condition. The formation of Pt-Ni nanourchins is mainly dependent on the adding order of solvents (benzyl ether, oleylamine and oleic acid). Pt-Ni nanourchins present a reasonable high ORR activity (0.81 A/mg at 0.9 V).

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