Facile synthesis of ultrathin single-crystalline palladium nanowires with enhanced electrocatalytic activities.

Use of Triton X-114 as a weak capping agent for one-pot aqueous phase synthesis of ultrathin noble metal nanowires and a primary study of their electrocatalytic activity.

By using Triton X-114 as structure-director and weak binding stabilizer, ultrathin Au, Pd and Pt nanowires are synthesized in seconds by reduction of inorganic metal precursors with KBH(4) in aqueous phase. The nanowires show high catalytic activity and long-term stability toward electrooxidation of alcohols.

Facile synthesis of PtCu nanowires with enhanced electrocatalytic activity

Simple and rapid synthesis of ultrathin gold nanowires, their self-assembly and application in surface-enhanced Raman scattering.

A simple and one-step method to rapidly synthesize single crystalline ultrathin gold nanowires at room temperature within a few hours has been developed, and the self-assembled ultrathin gold nanowires demonstrated an intriguing application in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS).

Ultrathin Au nanowires and their transport properties.

This paper presents a facile synthesis of single-crystalline Au nanowires by reduction of HAuCl4 in oleic acid and oleylamine. The diameter of these micron-meter-long Au nanowires is controlled to be 3 and 9 nm by volume ratio of oleylamine and oleic acid. When linked between two gold electrodes, the 9 nm Au nanowire shows good electron conductivity with its breakdown current density reaching 3...

Ultralong Pt-on-Pd bimetallic nanowires with nanoporous surface: nanodendritic structure for enhanced electrocatalytic activity.

We for the first time report a facile, wet-chemical strategy for the high-yield (approximately 100%) synthesis of ultralong Pt-on-Pd bimetallic nanowires (NWs) with the cores being Pd NWs and the shells being made of dendritic Pt, which exhibit high surface area and enhanced electrocatalytic activity towards methanol oxidation reaction.