@article{755382,
      note = {"Doctoral thesis accepted by Tsinghua University, Beijing,  China."},
      author = {Wu, Yuen,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/755382},
      title = {Controlled synthesis of Pt-Ni bimetallic catalysts and  study of their catalytic properties [electronic resource]  /},
      abstract = {This thesis focuses on the controlled synthesis of Pt-Ni  bimetallic nanoparticles and the study of their catalytic  properties. It discusses in detail the nucleation mechanism  and the growth process of bimetallic systems, which is  vital for a deeper understanding of the design of  bimetallic catalysts. The author presents four pioneering  studies: (1) syntheses of water-soluble octahedral,  truncated octahedral, and cubic Pt-Ni nanocrystals and the  study of their structure-activity relationship in model  hydrogenation reactions; (2) a strategy for designing a  concave Pt-Ni alloy using controllable chemical etching;  (3) defect-dominated shape recovery of nanocrystals, which  is a new synthesis strategy for trimetallic catalysts; (4)  a sophisticated construction of Au islands on Pt-Ni, which  is an ideal trimetallic nanoframe catalyst. This thesis  inspires researchers working in materials, catalysis as  well as other interdisciplinary areas. .},
      recid = {755382},
      pages = {1 online resource (xii, 111 pages) :},
}