Platinum alloy catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction: Advances, challenges and perspectives

D Wu, X Shen, Y Pan, L Yao, Z Peng - ChemNanoMat, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
One of the challenges in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) is developing
cost‐effective, active and stable catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Platinum alloy …

In situ and operando electron microscopy in heterogeneous catalysis—insights into multi-scale chemical dynamics

SW Chee, T Lunkenbein, R Schlögl… - Journal of Physics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
This review features state-of-the-art in situ and operando electron microscopy (EM) studies
of heterogeneous catalysts in gas and liquid environments during reaction. Heterogeneous …

Crystal structural effect of AuCu alloy nanoparticles on catalytic CO oxidation

W Zhan, J Wang, H Wang, J Zhang, X Liu… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Controlling the physical and chemical properties of alloy nanoparticles (NPs) is an important
approach to optimize NP catalysis. Unlike other tuning knobs, such as size, shape, and …

Conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid over Au-based catalysts: Optimization of active phase and metal–support interaction

S Albonetti, A Lolli, V Morandi, A Migliori… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2015 - Elsevier
In the present work, a series of Au-and Au–Cu-containing catalysts based on different
carriers such as TiO 2 and CeO 2 were studied with a view to increasing the activity and …

Catalytic synergy on PtNi bimetal catalysts driven by interfacial intermediate structures

TS Kim, J Kim, HC Song, D Kim, B Jeong, J Lee… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Platinum-based bimetallic catalysts exhibit surface atomic rearrangement in various
adsorbate environments, which significantly impacts catalysis. A molecular-level …

Gold–Copper Nano-Alloy, “Tumbaga”, in the Era of Nano: Phase Diagram and Segregation

G Guisbiers, S Mejia-Rosales, S Khanal… - Nano …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Gold–copper (Au–Cu) phases were employed already by pre-Columbian civilizations,
essentially in decorative arts, whereas nowadays, they emerge in nanotechnology as an …

A novel three-stage continuous sensing platform for H2O2 and cholesterol based on CuFeS2 nanozyme: theoretical calculation and experimental verification

X Zhu, H Li, S Hou, P Song, J Zheng, T Wu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
It is still a challenge to establish a facile and reliable sensing platform with broad linear
range. In this work, an innovative substrate concentration-regulated strategy was developed …

Coupling Cu with Au for enhanced electrocatalytic activity of nitrogen reduction reaction

Y Liu, L Huang, X Zhu, Y Fang, S Dong - Nanoscale, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) under ambient conditions is currently
attracting intense attention, but it still remains a great challenge to develop highly selective …

Bimetallic Au-Cu alloy nanoparticles on reduced graphene oxide support: Synthesis, catalytic activity and investigation of synergistic effect by DFT analysis

L Rout, A Kumar, RS Dhaka, GN Reddy, S Giri… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2017 - Elsevier
Highly active and well defined Au-Cu nanoparticles supported on reduced graphene oxide
(rGO) were synthesized by a simple and one-step deposition-precipitation method. The …

Colloidal Au–Cu alloy nanoparticles: synthesis, optical properties and applications

S Thota, Y Wang, J Zhao - Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we discuss the recent advances in the shape-controlled synthesis and
characterization of colloidal Au–Cu alloy nanostructures. Then we review the studies on the …