Deposition of platinum (Pt) monolayers (PtML) on Au substrate represents a robust strategy to maximally utilize the Pt atoms and meanwhile achieve high catalytic activity towards methanol oxidation reaction for direct methanol fuel cells owing to a substrate-induced tensile strain effect. However, recent studies showed that PtML on Au substrate are far from perfect smooth monoatomic layer, but actually exhibited three-dimensional nanoclusters. Moreover, the PtML suffered from severe structural instability and thus activity degradation during long-term electrocatalysis. To regulate the growth of PtML on Au surface and also to improve its structural stability, we exploit dealloyed AuCu core-shell nanoparticles as a new substrate for depositing PtML. By using high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray elemental mapping combined with electrochemical characterizations, we reveal that the dealloyed AuCu core-shell nanoparticles can effectively promote the deposition of PtML closer to a smooth monolayer structure, thus leading to a higher utilization efficiency of Pt and higher intrinsic activity towards methanol oxidation compared to those on pure Au nanoparticles. Moreover, the PtML deposited on the AuCu core-shell NPs showed substantially enhanced stability compared to those on pure Au NPs during long-term electrocatalysis over several hours, during which segregation of Cu to the Au/Pt interface was revealed and suggested to play an important role in stabilizing the PtML catalysts.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
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| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |