High-performance transition metal–doped Pt 3 Ni octahedra for oxygen reduction reaction

Abstract

Platinum (Pt) is an effective catalyst of the oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells but is scarce. One approach to extend Pt availability is to alloy it with more abundant metals such as nickel (Ni). Although these catalysts can be highly active, they are often not durable because of Ni loss. Huang et al. show that doping the surface of octahedral Pt 3 Ni nanocrystals with molybdenum not only leads to high activity (∼80 times that of a commercial catalyst) but enhances their stability.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jun 12, 2015
Source ID
10.1126/science.aaa8765

Entities

People

  • Aiming Yan
  • Alex Zettl
  • Enbo Zhu
  • Liang Cao
  • Mufan Li
  • Tim Mueller
  • Xiangfeng Duan
  • Xiaoqing Huang
  • Y Morris Wang
  • Yu Chen
  • Yu Huang
  • Zhaoyang Lin
  • Zipeng Zhao

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • National Science Foundation
  • Office of Naval Research
  • University of California
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology