Abstract
Core-shell-corona type triblock copolymer poly(styrene-b-2-vinylpyridine-b-ethylene oxide) (PS-b-P2VP-b-PEO) micelles have been selected here to direct the synthesis of mesoporous Pt-on-Pd spheres, consisting of a Pd concentrated core and a Pt shell, as established by elemental mapping. It is important to note that the size of the PS core determines the resultant size of the mesopores. A self-evaporation method has been developed to prepare swollen micelles, so as to further enlarge the pore size (∼40 nm). Compared with commercially available catalysts (e.g., Pt black or Pt, 20 wt% on carbon black), good oxygen reduction reaction performance on the mesoporous Pt-on-Pd spheres is observed, due to the exposure of the most active Pt (111) planes and the synergistic effects from Pt and Pd in the pseudo core-shell structure.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 9169-9176 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Chemistry A |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 23 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was partially supported by the Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists A (Research Project Number: 26708028) of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), the Japanese-Taiwanese Cooperative Program of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), and the Canon Foundation.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Chemistry(all)
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Materials Science(all)
