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TY - JOUR
T1 - Pt Diffusion Dynamics for the Formation Cr–Pt Core–Shell Nanoparticles
AU - Gupta, G.
AU - Iqbal, P.
AU - Yin, F.
AU - Liu, J.
AU - Palmer, R. E.
AU - Sharma, S.
AU - Leung, K. Cham-Fai
AU - Mendes, P. M.
PY - 2015/6/3
Y1 - 2015/6/3
N2 - Layered core–shell bimetallic Cr–Pt nanoparticles were prepared by the formation and later reduction of an intermediate Pt-ion-containing supramolecular complex onto preformed Cr nanoparticles. The resultant nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy. The results are consistent with the presence of Pt diffusion during or after bimetallic nanoparticle formation, which has resulted in a Pt/Cr-alloyed core and shell. We postulate that such Pt diffusion occurs by an electric-field-assisted process according to Cabrera–Mott theory and that it originates from the low work function of the preformed oxygen-defective Cr nanoparticles and the rather large electron affinity of Pt.
AB - Layered core–shell bimetallic Cr–Pt nanoparticles were prepared by the formation and later reduction of an intermediate Pt-ion-containing supramolecular complex onto preformed Cr nanoparticles. The resultant nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy. The results are consistent with the presence of Pt diffusion during or after bimetallic nanoparticle formation, which has resulted in a Pt/Cr-alloyed core and shell. We postulate that such Pt diffusion occurs by an electric-field-assisted process according to Cabrera–Mott theory and that it originates from the low work function of the preformed oxygen-defective Cr nanoparticles and the rather large electron affinity of Pt.
U2 - 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01410
DO - 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01410
M3 - Journal article
VL - 31
SP - 6917
EP - 6923
JO - Langmuir
JF - Langmuir
SN - 0743-7463
ER -