A comprehensive structural/architectural evaluation of the PtRu (1:1) alloy and Ru@Pt core-shell nanoparticles (NPs) provides spatially resolved structural information on sub-5 nm NPs. A combination of extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS), X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES), pair distribution function (PDF) analyses, Debye function simulations of X-ray diffraction (XRD), a...

We report on the experimental realization of tetragonal Fe-Co alloys as a constituent of Fe0.36Co0.64/Pt superlattices with huge perpendicular magnetocrystalline anisotropy energy, reaching 210 microeV/atom, and a saturation magnetization of 2.5 microB/atom at 40 K, in qualitative agreement with theoretical predictions. At room temperature the corresponding values and are achieved. This suggest...

An array of Pd–W alloys was fabricated, and the electrocatalytic activity of the alloys for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in acidic media was screened by scanning electrochemical microscopy. The Pd0.7W0.3 showed the highest activity for the ORR, close to that for Pd0.8Co0.2 and Pt. A Pd–W electrocatalyst loaded on carbon black was formed by the NaBH4-reduction method, exhibiting high acti...

Platinum-based alloys are known to demonstrate advanced properties in electrochemical reactions that are relevant for proton exchange membrane fuel cells and electrolyzers. Further development of Pt alloy electrocatalysts relies on the design of architectures with highly active surfaces and optimized utilization of the expensive element, Pt. Here, we show that the three-dimensional Pt anisotrop...

The widespread use of low-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells for mobile applications will require significant reductions in the amount of expensive Pt contained within their cathodes, which drive the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Although progress has been made in this respect, further reductions through the development of more active and stable electrocatalysts are still ne...

The fct martensite morphology and the martensite transformation temperatures are examined for Pd-rich Fe–Pd–Pt alloys, which have the composition of Fe–(xPdyPt)xþy1⁄430 at:%. The replacement of Pd with Pt content causes solution hardening. The shape memory effects are investigated below the Af temperatures. Above the Af temperatures, the stress induced martensite in several grains completely di...

Neutron-diffraction measurements have been used to 'determine the temperature and composition dependences of the ordered single crystals of Pt-Fe alloys containing 32, 30.5 and 28 at% of iron. A qualitative model for the complex antiferromagnetic ordering in the system based on the experimental data and band structure calculations has been proposed. The ordered Pt-Fe alloys with more than 36 at...

We report results from a systematic program of changing composition of alloys in the system TiNiX, X= Cu, Pt, Pd, Au, to pursue certain special lattice parameters that have been identified previously with low hysteresis. We achieve λ2 = 1, where λ2 is the middle eigenvalue of the transformation strain matrix, for alloys with X = Pt, Pd, Au. In all cases there is a sharp drop of the graph of hys...

As is well documented, platinum nanoparticles, promising for catalysts for fuel cells, exhibit better catalytic activities, when alloyed with Zn. Pre-existing syntheses of Pt-Zn alloy catalysts are composed of a number of complex steps. In this study, we have demonstrated that nanoparticles of Pt-Zn alloys are simply generated by electron-beam irradiation in a transmission electron microscope o...

ed: Pt-based alloys have recently triggered a lot of attentions due to their important potential industrial applications. They provide great opportunities for the development of low-cost and high-performance fuel-cell catalysts. Many studies have already pointed out the excellent physico-chemical properties of Pt-based alloys, intimately related to their internal structure. Great efforts have b...