| Literature DB >> 27525570 |
Zhiqiang Niu1, Nigel Becknell1, Yi Yu1,2, Dohyung Kim3, Chen Chen1,4, Nikolay Kornienko1, Gabor A Somorjai1,2,5, Peidong Yang1,2,3,5.
Abstract
Compositional heterogeneity in shaped, bimetallic nanocrystals offers additional variables to manoeuvre the functionality of the nanocrystal. However, understanding how to manipulate anisotropic elemental distributions in a nanocrystal is a great challenge in reaching higher tiers of nanocatalyst design. Here, we present the evolutionary trajectory of phase segregation in Pt-Ni rhombic dodecahedra. The anisotropic growth of a Pt-rich phase along the 〈111〉 and 〈200〉 directions at the initial growth stage results in Pt segregation to the 14 axes of a rhombic dodecahedron, forming a highly branched, Pt-rich tetradecapod structure embedded in a Ni-rich shell. With longer growth time, the Pt-rich phase selectively migrates outwards through the 14 axes to the 24 edges such that the rhombic dodecahedron becomes a Pt-rich frame enclosing a Ni-rich interior phase. The revealed anisotropic phase segregation and migration mechanism offers a radically different approach to fabrication of nanocatalysts with desired compositional distributions and performance.Entities:
Year: 2016 PMID： 27525570 DOI： 10.1038/nmat4724
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Mater ISSN： 1476-1122 Impact factor: 43.841