Abstract The design of active and durable cathodic electrocatalysts with low Pt loading is critical for efficient oxygen reduction reaction. Herein, a general method is reported to prepare monodispersed Pt… Click to show full abstract
Abstract The design of active and durable cathodic electrocatalysts with low Pt loading is critical for efficient oxygen reduction reaction. Herein, a general method is reported to prepare monodispersed Pt nanoparticle encapsulated in N-doped hollow carbon sphere with cage-bell structure (Pt@NHCS) by hard-template method. The materials with ultralow Pt content (2.8 wt%) possess typical a thin N-doped carbon layer (∼12 nm) as a shell and monodispersed Pt nanoparticle (∼20 nm) as a core. Due to unique structure and potential synergistic effect from interaction between Pt and nitrogen species, the cage-bell Pt@NHCS shows excellent catalytic activity and methanol-tolerant durability for oxygen reduction reaction. This method is of significant importance for the design of cost-efficiency electrocatalysts with cage-bell structure for excellent oxygen reduction reaction and beyond.
               
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