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Chen J, Liu B, Cheng H, Li M, Sun X, Duan X, Hu J. Salt-Assisted, In Situ Current Nanowelding of an Interfacial Au Nanoparticle Film for a High-Performance Electrocatalyst. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:11959-11965. [PMID: 38801068 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c00345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Interfacial self-assembly is a well-established method for the preparation of a two-dimensional (2D) metal nanofilm from nanoscale building blocks. However, the as-prepared nanofilm exhibits limited conductivity because of the large contact resistance at the junctions among its building blocks. Here, we report a salt-assisted, in situ current nanowelding strategy to weld an interfacial Au nanoparticle (NP) film for downstream applications, such as high-performance electrocatalysts. Particularly, we found that salt-assisted interfacial assembly can reduce the size of the nanogaps among neighboring Au NPs and, in turn, greatly improve the conductivity of the resultant Au NP film. Consequently, the Au NP film can be readily welded using current, and the welding extent can be monitored in real-time by looking at the passing current. The welding finally produces a nanoporous Au film (NPGF) with a network nanostructure, high conductivity, and abundant active sites so that it delivers a large current density of 86.96 μA·cm-2 (1.81 times higher than that from the pristine Au NP film) and shows improved cycling stability for methanol electrooxidation. Thus, these results offer a low-cost, solution-processable approach for the fabrication of a large-area, interconnected nanofilm from nanoscale building blocks beyond Au NPs, which may find diverse downstream applications.
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- Jiamei Chen
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Two-Dimensional Materials, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Two-Dimensional Materials, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Two-Dimensional Materials, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Two-Dimensional Materials, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Two-Dimensional Materials, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Two-Dimensional Materials, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Two-Dimensional Materials, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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Negri C, Colombo R, Bracconi M, Atzori C, Donazzi A, Lucotti A, Tommasini M, Maestri M. Operando UV-vis spectroscopy for real-time monitoring of nanoparticle size in reaction conditions: a case study on rWGS over Au nanoparticles. Catal Sci Technol 2024; 14:1318-1327. [PMID: 38449727 PMCID: PMC10913852 DOI: 10.1039/d3cy01392h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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We propose the use of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) as a distinctive marker for real-time monitoring in reaction conditions of gold nanoparticles supported on α-Al2O3. The study leverages the SPR shape-and-size dependency to monitor metal nanoparticles in reaction conditions, evidencing an influence of both dimensions and agglomerations on the SPR peak position. Operando measurements, coupling UV-vis spectroscopy and catalytic testing, allows to follow the dynamics during nanoparticle formation (Au3+ to Au0 reduction) and during the reverse water gas shift reaction (CO2 + H2 → CO + H2O). The catalyst structure and stability in reaction conditions was further confirmed by operando X-ray spectroscopy and PXRD data. Overall, this approach enables the direct acquisition of information on the structure-activity relationship of metal-based supported catalysts under actual reaction conditions.
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- Chiara Negri
- Laboratory of Catalysis and Catalytic Processes, Dipartimento di Energia Politecnico di Milano, Via la Masa 34 20156 Milano Italy
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- Laboratory of Catalysis and Catalytic Processes, Dipartimento di Energia Politecnico di Milano, Via la Masa 34 20156 Milano Italy
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- Laboratory of Catalysis and Catalytic Processes, Dipartimento di Energia Politecnico di Milano, Via la Masa 34 20156 Milano Italy
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility 71 Avenue des Martyrs CS 40220 Grenoble France
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- Laboratory of Catalysis and Catalytic Processes, Dipartimento di Energia Politecnico di Milano, Via la Masa 34 20156 Milano Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32 20133 Milano Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32 20133 Milano Italy
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- Laboratory of Catalysis and Catalytic Processes, Dipartimento di Energia Politecnico di Milano, Via la Masa 34 20156 Milano Italy
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Wittstock G, Bäumer M, Dononelli W, Klüner T, Lührs L, Mahr C, Moskaleva LV, Oezaslan M, Risse T, Rosenauer A, Staubitz A, Weissmüller J, Wittstock A. Nanoporous Gold: From Structure Evolution to Functional Properties in Catalysis and Electrochemistry. Chem Rev 2023; 123:6716-6792. [PMID: 37133401 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Nanoporous gold (NPG) is characterized by a bicontinuous network of nanometer-sized metallic struts and interconnected pores formed spontaneously by oxidative dissolution of the less noble element from gold alloys. The resulting material exhibits decent catalytic activity for low-temperature, aerobic total as well as partial oxidation reactions, the oxidative coupling of methanol to methyl formate being the prototypical example. This review not only provides a critical discussion of ways to tune the morphology and composition of this material and its implication for catalysis and electrocatalysis, but will also exemplarily review the current mechanistic understanding of the partial oxidation of methanol using information from quantum chemical studies, model studies on single-crystal surfaces, gas phase catalysis, aerobic liquid phase oxidation, and electrocatalysis. In this respect, a particular focus will be on mechanistic aspects not well understood, yet. Apart from the mechanistic aspects of catalysis, best practice examples with respect to material preparation and characterization will be discussed. These can improve the reproducibility of the materials property such as the catalytic activity and selectivity as well as the scope of reactions being identified as the main challenges for a broader application of NPG in target-oriented organic synthesis.
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- Gunther Wittstock
- Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, School of Mathematics and Science, Institute of Chemistry, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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- University of Bremen, Institute for Applied and Physical Chemistry, 28359 Bremen, Germany
- University of Bremen, MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- University of Bremen, MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes, 28359 Bremen, Germany
- University of Bremen, Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science, Hybrid Materials Interfaces Group, Am Fallturm 1, Bremen 28359, Germany
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- Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, School of Mathematics and Science, Institute of Chemistry, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany
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- Hamburg University of Technology, Institute of Materials Physics and Technology, 21703 Hamburg, Germany
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- University of Bremen, MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes, 28359 Bremen, Germany
- University of Bremen, Institute of Solid State Physics, Otto Hahn Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- University of the Free State, Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
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- Technical University of Braunschweig Institute of Technical Chemistry, Technical Electrocatalysis Laboratory, Franz-Liszt-Strasse 35a, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arnimallee 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- University of Bremen, MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes, 28359 Bremen, Germany
- University of Bremen, Institute of Solid State Physics, Otto Hahn Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- University of Bremen, MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes, 28359 Bremen, Germany
- University of Bremen, Institute for Organic and Analytical Chemistry, Leobener Strasse 7, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Hamburg University of Technology, Institute of Materials Physics and Technology, 21703 Hamburg, Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Materials Mechanics, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- University of Bremen, MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes, 28359 Bremen, Germany
- University of Bremen, Institute for Organic and Analytical Chemistry, Leobener Strasse 7, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
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Soares CO, Buvat G, Hernández YG, Garbarino S, Duca M, Ruediger A, Denuault G, Tavares AC, Guay D. Au(001) Thin Films: Impact of Structure and Mosaicity on the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Alkaline Medium. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c04407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Cybelle Oliveira Soares
- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique─Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique─Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
- Institut d’Electronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologies, Université de Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, UMR 8520─IEMN, Lille F-59000, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique─Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique─Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
- PRIMA Québec, 505 Boulevard Maisonneuve Ouest, Montréal, Québec H3A 3C2, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique─Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
- Département de chimie, Complexe des sciences, CQMF, Université de Montréal─Campus MIL, Bureau B-4039, 1375 Avenue Thérèse-Lavoie-Roux, Montréal, Québec H2V 0B3, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique─Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique─Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique─Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, Québec J3X 1S2, Canada
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Silva Olaya AR, Zandersons B, Wittstock G. Effect of the residual silver and adsorbed lead anions towards the electrocatalytic methanol oxidation on nanoporous gold in alkaline media. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Mayet N, Servat K, Kokoh KB, Napporn TW. Electrochemical Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide on Unsupported Gold Nanospheres in Alkaline Medium. Electrocatalysis (N Y) 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12678-020-00626-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Silva Olaya AR, Zandersons B, Wittstock G. Restructuring of Nanoporous Gold Surfaces During Electrochemical Cycling in Acidic and Alkaline Media. ChemElectroChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202000923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Institute of Materials Physics and Technology Hamburg University of Technology 21073 Hamburg Germany
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- Department of Chemistry Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg 26111 Oldenburg Germany
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Climent V, Feliu J. Single Crystal Electrochemistry as an In Situ Analytical Characterization Tool. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2020; 13:201-222. [PMID: 32243760 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-061318-115541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The electrochemical behavior of platinum single crystal surfaces can be taken as a model response for the interpretation of the activity of heterogeneous electrodes. The cyclic voltammogram of a given platinum electrode can be considered a fingerprint characteristic of the distribution of sites on its surface. We start this review by providing some simple mathematical descriptions of the voltammetric response in the presence of adsorption processes. We then describe the voltammogram of platinum basal planes, followed by the response of stepped surfaces. The voltammogram of polycrystalline materials can be understood as a composition of the response of the different basal contributions. Further resolution in the discrimination of different surface sites can be achieved with the aid of surface modification using adatoms such as bismuth or germanium. The application of these ideas is exemplified with the consideration of real catalysts composed of platinum nanoparticles with preferential shapes.
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- Víctor Climent
- Instituto Universitario de Electroquímica, Universidad de Alicante, E-03690, San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Spain;
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- Instituto Universitario de Electroquímica, Universidad de Alicante, E-03690, San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Spain;
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Trindell JA, Duan Z, Henkelman G, Crooks RM. Well-Defined Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts for the Refinement of Theory. Chem Rev 2019; 120:814-850. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Jamie A. Trindell
- Department of Chemistry and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 East 24th Street, Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 East 24th Street, Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 East 24th Street, Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 East 24th Street, Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United States
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Garnier E, Vidal-Iglesias FJ, Feliu JM, Solla-Gullón J. Surface Structure Characterization of Shape and Size Controlled Pd Nanoparticles by Cu UPD: A Quantitative Approach. Front Chem 2019; 7:527. [PMID: 31417893 PMCID: PMC6684747 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The search for new surface sensitive probes that characterize the surface structure of shape and size-controlled nanoparticles is an interesting topic to properly understand the correlations between electrocatalytic properties and surface structure at the nanoscale. Herein, we report the use of Cu UPD to characterize, not only qualitatively but also quantitatively, the surface structure of different Pd nanoparticles with controlled particle shape and size. Thus, Pd nanoparticles with cubic, octahedral and rhombic dodecahedral shapes, that is, with preferential {100}, {111}, and {110} surface structures, respectively, were prepared. In addition, cubic Pd nanoparticles with different particles sizes and spherical (2–3 nm) Pd nanoparticles were also synthesized. Based on the Cu UPD results on Pd single crystals, a new approach is proposed to qualitatively and quantitatively determine the percentages of {100}, {111}, and {110} surface domains present at the surface of the different shape and size controlled Pd nanoparticles. The results reported clearly show the benefits of this Cu UPD to get detailed information of the surface structure of the nanoparticles according to their particle shape and size.
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- Emmanuel Garnier
- Instituto de Electroquímica, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Electroquímica, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Electroquímica, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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Probing the Surface of Noble Metals Electrochemically by Underpotential Deposition of Transition Metals. SURFACES 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/surfaces2020020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The advances in material science have led to the development of novel and various materials as nanoparticles or thin films. Underpotential deposition (upd) of transition metals appears to be a very sensitive method for probing the surfaces of noble metals, which is a parameter that has an important effect on the activity in heterogeneous catalysis. Underpotential deposition as a surface characterization tool permits researchers to precisely determine the crystallographic orientations of nanoparticles or the real surface area of various surfaces. Among all the work dealing with upd, this review focuses specifically on the main upd systems used to probe surfaces of noble metals in electrocatalysis, from poly‒ and single-crystalline surfaces to nanoparticles. Cuupd is reported as a tool to determine the active surface area of gold‒ and platinum‒based bimetallic electrode materials. Pbupd is the most used system to assess the crystallographic orientations on nanoparticles’ surface. In the case of platinum, Bi and Ge adsorptions are singled out for probing (1 1 1) and (1 0 0) facets, respectively.
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García-Cruz L, Montiel V, Solla-Gullón J. Shape-controlled metal nanoparticles for electrocatalytic applications. PHYSICAL SCIENCES REVIEWS 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/psr-2017-0124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The application of shape-controlled metal nanoparticles is profoundly impacting the field of electrocatalysis. On the one hand, their use has remarkably enhanced the electrocatalytic activity of many different reactions of interest. On the other hand, their usage is deeply contributing to a correct understanding of the correlations between shape/surface structure and electrochemical reactivity at the nanoscale. However, from the point of view of an electrochemist, there are a number of questions that must be fully satisfied before the evaluation of the shaped metal nanoparticles as electrocatalysts including (i) surface cleaning, (ii) surface structure characterization, and (iii) correlations between particle shape and surface structure. In this chapter, we will cover all these aspects. Initially, we will collect and discuss about the different practical protocols and procedures for obtaining clean shaped metal nanoparticles. This is an indispensable requirement for the establishment of correct correlations between shape/surface structure and electrochemical reactivity. Next, we will also report how some easy-to-do electrochemical experiments including their subsequent analyses can enormously contribute to a detailed characterization of the surface structure of the shaped metal nanoparticles. At this point, we will remark that the key point determining the resulting electrocatalytic activity is the surface structure of the nanoparticles (obviously, the atomic composition is also extremely relevant) but not the particle shape. Finally, we will summarize some of the most significant advances/results on the use of these shaped metal nanoparticles in electrocatalysis covering a wide range of electrocatalytic reactions including fuel cell-related reactions (electrooxidation of formic acid, methanol and ethanol and oxygen reduction) and also CO2 electroreduction.
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Wang Q, Tang Z, Wang L, Yang H, Yan W, Chen S. Morphology Control and Electro catalytic Activity towards Oxygen Reduction of Peptide-Templated Metal Nanomaterials: A Comparison between Au and Pt. ChemistrySelect 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201601362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Qiannan Wang
- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy; South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006 P. R. China
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy; South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006 P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control, Guangdong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Environmental Risk Prevention and Emergency Disposal; South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre; Guangzhou 510006 P. R. China
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy; South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006 P. R. China
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy; South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006 P. R. China
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy; South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006 P. R. China
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy; South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006 P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; University of California; 1156 High Street Santa Cruz, California 95064 United States
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Busó-Rogero C, Solla-Gullón J, Vidal-Iglesias FJ, Herrero E, Feliu JM. Adatom modified shape-controlled platinum nanoparticles towards ethanol oxidation. Electrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.02.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Hebié S, Napporn TW, Morais C, Kokoh KB. Size-Dependent Electrocatalytic Activity of Free Gold Nanoparticles for the Glucose Oxidation Reaction. Chemphyschem 2016; 17:1454-62. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201600065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Seydou Hebié
- Université de Poitiers; IC2 MP UMR 7285 CNRS; 4, rue Michel Brunet B-27, TSA 51106 86073 Poitiers Cedex 09 France
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- Université de Poitiers; IC2 MP UMR 7285 CNRS; 4, rue Michel Brunet B-27, TSA 51106 86073 Poitiers Cedex 09 France
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- Université de Poitiers; IC2 MP UMR 7285 CNRS; 4, rue Michel Brunet B-27, TSA 51106 86073 Poitiers Cedex 09 France
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- Université de Poitiers; IC2 MP UMR 7285 CNRS; 4, rue Michel Brunet B-27, TSA 51106 86073 Poitiers Cedex 09 France
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Oxygen reduction reaction features in neutral media on glassy carbon electrode functionalized by chemically prepared gold nanoparticles. J Solid State Electrochem 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-016-3159-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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O'Connell MA, Lewis JR, Wain AJ. Electrochemical imaging of hydrogen peroxide generation at individual gold nanoparticles. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 51:10314-7. [PMID: 26023911 DOI: 10.1039/c5cc01640a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Localised hydrogen peroxide generation at individual catalytic gold nanoparticles within ensemble electrodes is mapped for the first time using combined scanning electrochemical-scanning ion conductance microscopy (SECM-SICM).
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Vidal-Iglesias FJ, Solla-Gullón J, Feliu JM. Recent Advances in the Use of Shape-Controlled Metal Nanoparticles in Electrocatalysis. NANOSTRUCTURE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-29930-3_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Hebié S, Holade Y, Maximova K, Sentis M, Delaporte P, Kokoh KB, Napporn TW, Kabashin AV. Advanced Electrocatalysts on the Basis of Bare Au Nanomaterials for Biofuel Cell Applications. ACS Catal 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b01478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Seydou Hebié
- Université de Poitiers, IC2MP UMR 7285 CNRS, 4, rue Michel Brunet B-27, TSA 51106, 86073 Poitiers Cedex 9, France
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- Université de Poitiers, IC2MP UMR 7285 CNRS, 4, rue Michel Brunet B-27, TSA 51106, 86073 Poitiers Cedex 9, France
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- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, UMR 7341 CNRS,
LP3, Campus de Luminy-case
917, 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France
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- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, UMR 7341 CNRS,
LP3, Campus de Luminy-case
917, 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France
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- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, UMR 7341 CNRS,
LP3, Campus de Luminy-case
917, 13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France
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- Université de Poitiers, IC2MP UMR 7285 CNRS, 4, rue Michel Brunet B-27, TSA 51106, 86073 Poitiers Cedex 9, France
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- Université de Poitiers, IC2MP UMR 7285 CNRS, 4, rue Michel Brunet B-27, TSA 51106, 86073 Poitiers Cedex 9, France
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- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, UMR 7341 CNRS,
LP3, Campus de Luminy-case
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Anderson RM, Yancey DF, Zhang L, Chill ST, Henkelman G, Crooks RM. A theoretical and experimental approach for correlating nanoparticle structure and electrocatalytic activity. Acc Chem Res 2015; 48:1351-7. [PMID: 25938976 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.5b00125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The objective of the research described in this Account is the development of high-throughput computational-based screening methods for discovery of catalyst candidates and subsequent experimental validation using appropriate catalytic nanoparticles. Dendrimer-encapsulated nanoparticles (DENs), which are well-defined 1-2 nm diameter metal nanoparticles, fulfill the role of model electrocatalysts. Effective comparison of theory and experiment requires that the theoretical and experimental models map onto one another perfectly. We use novel synthetic methods, advanced characterization techniques, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations to approach this ideal. For example, well-defined core@shell DENs can be synthesized by electrochemical underpotential deposition (UPD), and the observed deposition potentials can be compared to those calculated by DFT. Theory is also used to learn more about structure than can be determined by analytical characterization alone. For example, density functional theory molecular dynamics (DFT-MD) was used to show that the core@shell configuration of Au@Pt DENs undergoes a surface reconstruction that dramatically affects its electrocatalytic properties. A separate Pd@Pt DENs study also revealed reorganization, in this case a core-shell inversion to a Pt@Pd structure. Understanding these types of structural changes is critical to building correlations between structure and catalytic function. Indeed, the second principal focus of the work described here is correlating structure and catalytic function through the combined use of theory and experiment. For example, the Au@Pt DENs system described earlier is used for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) as well as for the electro-oxidation of formic acid. The surface reorganization predicted by theory enhances our understanding of the catalytic measurements. In the case of formic acid oxidation, the deformed nanoparticle structure leads to reduced CO binding energy and therefore improved oxidation activity. The final catalytic study we present is an instance of theory correctly predicting (in advance of the experiments) the structure of an effective DEN electrocatalyst. Specifically, DFT was used to determine the optimal composition of the alloy-core in AuPd@Pt DENs for the ORR. This prediction was subsequently confirmed experimentally. This study highlights the major theme of our research: the progression of using theory to rationalize experimental results to the more advanced goal of using theory to predict catalyst function a priori. We still have a long way to go before theory will be the principal means of catalyst discovery, but this Account begins to shed some light on the path that may lead in that direction.
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- Rachel M. Anderson
- Department of Chemistry, ‡Texas Materials Institute, and §Institute for
Computational and Engineering
Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 E. 24th St., Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Texas Materials Institute, and §Institute for
Computational and Engineering
Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 E. 24th St., Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Texas Materials Institute, and §Institute for
Computational and Engineering
Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 E. 24th St., Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Texas Materials Institute, and §Institute for
Computational and Engineering
Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 E. 24th St., Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Texas Materials Institute, and §Institute for
Computational and Engineering
Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 E. 24th St., Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Texas Materials Institute, and §Institute for
Computational and Engineering
Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 E. 24th St., Stop A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United States
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Monzó J, Malewski Y, Vidal-Iglesias FJ, Solla-Gullon J, Rodriguez P. Electrochemical Oxidation of Small Organic Molecules on Au Nanoparticles with Preferential Surface Orientation. ChemElectroChem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201500084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide assisted shape-controlled synthesis of catalytically active raspberry-like gold nanostructures. Electrochim Acta 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.10.155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Erikson H, Sarapuu A, Tammeveski K, Solla-Gullón J, Feliu JM. Shape-Dependent Electrocatalysis: Oxygen Reduction on Carbon-Supported Gold Nanoparticles. ChemElectroChem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201402013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Boopathi S, Senthil Kumar S, Narasimha Phani KL. Generation of Active Sites on Gold Nanostructured Surface through Ultrasound-Assisted Direct Electrodeposition and Its Effect on Enzyme-less Glucose Electro-oxidation. ChemElectroChem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201402021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Electrodeposited gold nanoparticles on glassy carbon: Correlation between nanoparticles characteristics and oxygen reduction kinetics in neutral media. Electrochim Acta 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.10.172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This perspective article reviews recent advances in the study of important catalytic reactions on gold electrodes.
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry
- Leiden University
- 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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Imaging size effects on the electrocatalytic activity of gold nanoparticles using scanning electrochemical microscopy. Electrochim Acta 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.01.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Wang Y, Ward KR, Laborda E, Salter C, Crossley A, Jacobs RMJ, Compton RG. A joint experimental and computational search for authentic nano-electrocatalytic effects: electrooxidation of nitrite and L-ascorbate on gold nanoparticle-modified glassy carbon electrodes. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2013; 9:478-86. [PMID: 23124890 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201201670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2012] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The investigation of electrocatalytic nanoeffects is tackled via joint electrochemical measurements and computational simulations. The cyclic voltammetry of electrodes modified with metal nanoparticles is modeled considering the kinetics of the electrochemical process on the bulk materials of the different regions of the electrode, that is, the substrate (glassy carbon) and the nanoparticles (gold). Comparison of experimental and theoretical results enables the detection of changes in the electrode kinetics at the nanoscale due to structural and/or electronic effects. This approach is applied to the experimental assessment of electrocatalytic effects by gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) in the electrooxidation of nitrite and L-ascorbate. Glassy carbon electrode is modified with Au NPs via seed-mediated growth method. Divergence between the kinetics of these processes on gold macroelectrodes and gold nanoparticles is examined. Whereas claimed catalytic effects are not observed in the electrooxidation of nitrite, electrocatalytic nanoeffects are verified in the case of L-ascorbate. This is probably due to that the electron transfer process follows an adsorptive mechanism. The combination of simulation with experiments is commended as a general strategy of authentification, or not, of nanoelectrocatalytic effects.
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- Ying Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
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Guin SK, Pillai JS, Ambolikar AS, Saha A, Aggarwal SK. Template-free electrosynthesis of gold nanoparticles of controlled size dispersion for the determination of lead at ultratrace levels. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra42198h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Wang R, He H, Liu LC, Dai HX, Zhao Z. Shape-dependent catalytic activity of palladium nanocrystals for the oxidation of carbon monoxide. Catal Sci Technol 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cy00417h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Yancey DF, Zhang L, Crooks RM, Henkelman G. Au@Pt dendrimer encapsulated nanoparticles as model electrocatalysts for comparison of experiment and theory. Chem Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2sc00971d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Ferreira V, Solla-Gullón J, Aldaz A, Silva F, Abrantes L. Progress in the understanding of surface structure and surfactant influence on the electrocatalytic activity of gold nanoparticles. Electrochim Acta 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2011.01.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Napporn TW, Habrioux A, Rousseau J, Servat K, Léger JM, Kokoh BK. Effect of the Cleaning Step on the Morphology of Gold Nanoparticles. Electrocatalysis (N Y) 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s12678-011-0037-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kim J, Lee SW, Chen S, Shao-Horn Y. Synthesis and Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity of Atomic and Nanoparticle Gold on Thiol-Functionalized Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1149/1.3612270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Montes de Oca MG, Fermín DJ. Electrochemical deposition of Te adlayers onto 3D networks of gold nanoparticles. Electrochim Acta 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2010.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Sánchez-Sánchez C, Vidal-Iglesias F, Solla-Gullón J, Montiel V, Aldaz A, Feliu J, Herrero E. Scanning electrochemical microscopy for studying electrocatalysis on shape-controlled gold nanoparticles and nanorods. Electrochim Acta 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2010.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Alexeyeva N, Matisen L, Saar A, Laaksonen P, Kontturi K, Tammeveski K. Kinetics of oxygen reduction on gold nanoparticle/multi-walled carbon nanotube hybrid electrodes in acid media. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2010.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Jirkovský JS, Halasa M, Schiffrin DJ. Kinetics of electrocatalytic reduction of oxygen and hydrogen peroxide on dispersed gold nanoparticles. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2010; 12:8042-52. [DOI: 10.1039/c002416c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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