TY - BOOK ID - 8360098 TI - Controlled Synthesis of Pt-Ni Bimetallic Catalysts and Study of Their Catalytic Properties PY - 2016 SN - 3662498456 3662498472 PB - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Chemistry. KW - Renewable energy resources. KW - Inorganic chemistry. KW - Catalysis. KW - Nanochemistry. KW - Renewable energy sources. KW - Alternate energy sources. KW - Green energy industries. KW - Inorganic Chemistry. KW - Renewable and Green Energy. KW - Metal catalysts KW - Platinum alloys. KW - Nickel alloys. KW - Synthesis. KW - Alloys KW - Transition metal alloys KW - Catalysts KW - Chemistry, inorganic. KW - Alternate energy sources KW - Alternative energy sources KW - Energy sources, Renewable KW - Sustainable energy sources KW - Power resources KW - Renewable natural resources KW - Agriculture and energy KW - Inorganic chemistry KW - Chemistry KW - Inorganic compounds KW - Activation (Chemistry) KW - Chemistry, Physical and theoretical KW - Surface chemistry KW - Nanoscale chemistry KW - Chemistry, Analytic KW - Nanoscience KW - Analytical chemistry UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8360098 AB - This thesis focuses on the controlled synthesis of Pt–Ni bimetallic nanoparticles and the study of their catalytic properties. It discusses in detail the nucleation mechanism and the growth process of bimetallic systems, which is vital for a deeper understanding of the design of bimetallic catalysts. The author presents four pioneering studies: (1) syntheses of water-soluble octahedral, truncated octahedral, and cubic Pt–Ni nanocrystals and the study of their structure-activity relationship in model hydrogenation reactions; (2) a strategy for designing a concave Pt–Ni alloy using controllable chemical etching; (3) defect-dominated shape recovery of nanocrystals, which is a new synthesis strategy for trimetallic catalysts; (4) a sophisticated construction of Au islands on Pt−Ni, which is an ideal trimetallic nanoframe catalyst. This thesis inspires researchers working in materials, catalysis as well as other interdisciplinary areas. . ER -