Synthesis of Isostructural Intermetallic Sn–Pb–Bi–Pt Platform Materials for Catalytic Investigations

Abstract

The isostructural region (Sn,Pb,Bi)Pt has been established over a wide range of the quasi-ternary section of the quaternary phase diagram. A synthesis protocol was developed, and single-phase compounds were thoroughly characterized, revealing linear relationships between the volume of the unit cell and the substitution degree for the NiAs type of crystal structure. Together with the already established (Pb,Bi)Pt series, the isostructural cut at 50 atom % Pt forms an ideal platform to independently investigate the influence of electronic and structural properties for physical and chemical applications, such as electrocatalysis. The three binary endmembers SnPt, PbPt, and BiPt are active materials in a variety of electrocatalytic oxidation and reduction reactions such as methanol oxidation and oxygen reduction, respectively. By gradual substitution, a fully independent tuning of interatomic distances and electronic densities can be achieved without altering the crystal structure. This unique adaptability is gated behind the requirement of extended homogeneity ranges of at least quaternary intermetallic compounds. Here, we present this new platform for systematic investigations in (electro) catalysis.

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