Structurally ordered intermetallic platinum–cobalt core–shell nanoparticles with enhanced activity and stability as oxygen reduction electrocatalysts
10.1038/nmat3458
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Wang, D., Xin, H. L., Hovden, R., Wang, H., Yu, Y., Muller, D. A., DiSalvo, F. J., & Abruña, H. D. (2012). Structurally ordered intermetallic platinum–cobalt core–shell nanoparticles with enhanced activity and stability as oxygen reduction electrocatalysts. Nature Materials, 12(1), 81–87.

Authors 8
  1. Deli Wang (first)
  2. Huolin L. Xin (additional)
  3. Robert Hovden (additional)
  4. Hongsen Wang (additional)
  5. Yingchao Yu (additional)
  6. David A. Muller (additional)
  7. Francis J. DiSalvo (additional)
  8. Héctor D. Abruña (additional)
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@article{Wang_2012, title={Structurally ordered intermetallic platinum–cobalt core–shell nanoparticles with enhanced activity and stability as oxygen reduction electrocatalysts}, volume={12}, ISSN={1476-4660}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nmat3458}, DOI={10.1038/nmat3458}, number={1}, journal={Nature Materials}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Wang, Deli and Xin, Huolin L. and Hovden, Robert and Wang, Hongsen and Yu, Yingchao and Muller, David A. and DiSalvo, Francis J. and Abruña, Héctor D.}, year={2012}, month=oct, pages={81–87} }