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American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science, 6177(343), p. 1339-1343, 2014

DOI: 10.1126/science.1249061

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Highly Crystalline Multimetallic Nanoframes with Three-Dimensional Electrocatalytic Surfaces

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Abstract

Giving Electrocatalysts an Edge Platinum (Pt) is an excellent catalyst for the oxygen-reduction reaction (ORR) in fuel cells and electrolyzers, but it is too expensive and scarce for widespread deployment, even when dispersed as Pt nanoparticles on carbon electrode supports (Pt/C). Alternatively, Chen et al. (p. 1339 , published online 27 February; see the Perspective by Greer ) made highly active ORR catalysts by dissolving away the interior of rhombic dodecahedral PtNi 3 nanocrystals to leave Pt-rich Pt 3 Ni edges. These nanoframe catalysts are durable—remaining active after 10,000 rounds of voltage cycling—and are far more active than Pt/C.