@article{Hong2015, 
author = {Wei Hong and Jin Wang and Erkang Wang},
title = {Facile synthesis of PtCu nanowires with enhanced electrocatalytic activity},
year = {2015},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {8},
number = {7},
pages = {2308-2316},
keywords = {platinum, copper, nanowires, electrooxidation, activity},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-015-0741-y},
doi = {10.1007/s12274-015-0741-y},
abstract = {Using Te nanowires as a sacrificial template, we developed a facile wet-chemical method for the synthesis of bimetallic PtCu nanowires. The as-prepared PtCu nanowires possess a porous structure and high aspect ratio. Transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive spectroscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectrum elemental mapping, inductively coupled plasmamass spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurement techniques are used to analyze the structure and composition of the as-prepared nanowires. The XPS results verify that the incorporation of Cu led to the modified electronic state of Pt. Electrocatalytic results prove that the as-prepared nanowires present superior activity for methanol and ethanol electrooxidation in an alkaline solution.}
}