Rapid one-step synthesis of carbon-supported platinum–copper nanoparticles with enhanced electrocatalytic activity via microwave-assisted heating

Facile In-Situ Fabrication of a Ternary ZnO/TiO2/Ag Nanocomposite for Enhanced Bactericidal and Biocompatibility Properties

“…Compared to conventional heating, microwave irradiation is a promising method because of the homogenous heating, energy efficiency and rapid rate of nanoparticle formation in conjugation with the plant extract [21]. Therefore, the microwave assisted heating is a simple, rapid and low-cost method for synthesising nanomaterials and is suitable for large-scale production [22]. Metal-semiconductor nanocomposites combine the properties of individual components to deliver their synergistic effect, which has exciting applications.…”

Supported nanocatalysts: recent developments in microwave synthesis for application in heterogeneous catalysis

“…Fair number of attempts have also been made to prepare supported simple metal oxide (CoO x , Co 3 O 4 , NiO, Fe 3 O 4 , SnO 2 , CeO 2 , TiO 2 ) nanocatalysts for application in petrochemical industry. 75,[160][161][162][163][164][165][166] In order to improve the catalytic activity as well as versatility in application potential of simple metal or metal oxide nanocatalysts, investigations on supported bimetal, [171][172][173][174][175][177][178][179][180][181][182][183][184][185][186][187] mixed metal oxide [188][189][190][191][192][193]196,197 and ternary metal 198,199 nanocatalysts are also available. MW assisted synthesis has been claimed to be economically viable short green method to produce supported nanocatalyst.…”

“…In this regard, anchoring or mobilization of nanocatalyst to inert or catalytically active support could help to improve the catalyst life time through inhibiting leaching, enhancing stability, less poisoning and maintaining the nano-size distribution. 81,87,88,[90][91][92]95,99,111,112,132,141,142,145,146,158,162,166,[171][172][173][175][176][177][178][179][180]182,183,186,190,198,199 MW assisted reduction in presence of reducing agents or under H 2 pressure, 98,[106][107][108][109]116,121,[127][128][129][130]133,134,161,…”

“…In many cases improved electrochemical performance with improved durability was observed for MW synthesized electrocatalysts compared to the reference/commercial Pt/C electrocatalyst. 92,145,165,171,173,178,[180][181][182]187,199 The synergistic coupling effect, smaller size, electronic and ionic effect helped to improve the electrocatalytic performance of binary and ternary metal nanocatalysts. Continuous irradiation rather than pulsed mode of irradiation was found to possess better electrocatalytic activity and better CO antipoisoning ability.…”

Recent Advances in Nanomaterial‐Enabled Wearable Sensors: Material Synthesis, Sensor Design, and Personal Health Monitoring

“…Song et al proposed a microwave‐assisted approach for the rapid and one‐step synthesis of carbon‐supported platinum–copper nanoparticles (PtCuNPs). [ 79 ] Metallic precursor (H 2 PtCl 6 and CuCl 2 )/ethylene glycol (EG) solutions were mixed with carbon, EG, and H 2 O. NaOH aqueous solution was used to adjust pH to 10. Microwave digestion system (800 W, 10 s on, 10 s off, 3 min in total) was applied to the reaction system to increase the temperature to 125 °C.…”