Understandingt he electrocatalytic activitya t single nanoparticles/nanoclusters level is extremelyi mportant. In this work, am ethod for the electro-depositiono f single Pt-Pd nanoparticles(NPs) is described using a single nanopore electrode as at emplate. The electro-deposition process was investigated carefully and the results show that the process is controlled by diffusion and electro-crystallization process, simultaneously,a nd the glass sheath property aroundt he nanopore has al arge impact on the formation of singleP t-Pd NPs due to the "edge effect". The prepared single Pt-Pd NPs exhibit excellent electrocatalytic activity in the methanol oxidation reaction, which can be used to screen electrocatalysts with high efficiencyf or utility in the energyf ield.Supporting information and the ORCID identification number(s) for the author(s) of this articlecan be found under: https://doi.
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