Noble metal nanodendrites: growth mechanisms, synthesis strategies and applications

Abstract

Inorganic nanodendrites have become a kind of advanced nanomaterials with broad application prospects because of their unique branched architecture. The structural characteristics of nanodendrites include highly branched morphology, abundant tips/edges...

Functional Surfactant-Induced Long-Range Compressive Strain in Curved Ultrathin Nanodendrites Boosts Electrocatalysis

“…At present, many strain-containing structures have been successfully reported, such as core–shell Pd@Pt cube, dealloyed Pt–Cu nanoparticles, lanthanide metals-doped Pt alloys, twinned Ag nanowires, and atomic-level ultrathin Pd and PdMo nanosheets. , Strain effects are often accompanied by the geometric effect and ligand effects in these previous works, making it difficult to distinguish whether the enhancement of electrocatalytic performance is dependent on strain effects alone. On the other hand, ultrathin metallic nanosheets with highly branched architecture have been considered as excellent electrocatalysts as reported everywhere. , The introduction of strain factor into ultrathin nanodendrites electrocatalysts and the in-depth discussion about how the strain effect determines electrocatalytic performance alone are interesting but challenging research topics.…”

“…On the other hand, ultrathin metallic nanosheets with highly branched architecture have been considered as excellent electrocatalysts as reported everywhere. 24,25 The introduction of strain factor into ultrathin nanodendrites electrocatalysts and the in-depth discussion about how the strain effect determines electrocatalytic performance alone are interesting but challenging research topics.…”

Two-dimensional mesoporous metals: a new era for designing functional electrocatalysts

“…The readers are encouraged to refer to recent reviews and research papers for more details. [54][55][56]…”

PdMo Bimetallene Coupled with MXene Nanosheets as Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalysts for Formic Acid and Methanol Oxidation Reactions

“…It is widely recognized that the electrocatalytic performance of noble metals can be enhanced by rationally designing and delicately modulating their shape and composition, which effectively optimize their atomic arrangements and electronic structures to generate a larger number of active centers. , In this aspect, the shape-controlled synthesis of different Pd nanostructures, such as Pd nanocubes, Pd nanowires, Pd nanosheets, Pd nanodendrites, and so on, have been achieved and demonstrated improvements in the catalytic ability. Among them, two-dimensional (2D) Pd metallene has become a hot spot of research due to its dramatically enhanced catalytic ability in comparison with traditional zero-dimensional (0D) Pd particles, which mainly arises from its high surface-to-volume ratio and numerous unsaturated Pd atoms. , Moreover, the utilization of Pd nanocrystals in conjunction with other non-noble transition metal elements (Fe, Co, Mo, etc.)…”