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Nanodendrites of platinum-group metals for electrocatalytic applications

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Developing highly efficient and durable catalysts for future electrochemical and energy applications is one of the main subjects of current studies in renewable energy generation. In the past several years, researchers have developed Pt-based alloy electrocatalyst nanomaterials that exhibit promising electrocatalytic properties for various electrochemical applications. The efficient structural and morphological control of Pt-based alloy materials plays a decisive role in achieving these enhanced electrocatalytic properties. The present review article emphasizes the recent progress and important developments in the synthesis and electrocatalytic applications of Pt-group-based nanodendrite materials. The following review will help the exploration and development of better catalysts for practical applications and aims to elucidate the nanodendrite structure of Pt-group metals.

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This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea with grant Nos. NRF-20100020209 and NRF-2017R1A2B3005682. The authors also thank to Korea University Future Research Grand for financial support. S. H. J. and H. Y. K. were supported by the NRF of Korea (No. NRF-2017R1A2B2008464).

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    Nitin K. Chaudhari, Jinwhan Joo, Hyuk-bu Kwon, Byeongyoon Kim & Kwangyeol Lee

  2. Research Institute of Natural Sciences (RINS), Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea

    Nitin K. Chaudhari

  3. School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Republic of Korea

    Ho Young Kim & Sang Hoon Joo

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Chaudhari, N.K., Joo, J., Kwon, Hb. et al. Nanodendrites of platinum-group metals for electrocatalytic applications. Nano Res. 11, 6111–6140 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-018-2161-2

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