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Results revealed that this synthetic protocol could successfully generate PtSn alloys with purposely tunable chemical compositions. The crystallinity and chemical composition of these as-prepared samples were initially characterized using XRD, XPS, and EDX. Herein, a novel set of ultrathin binary Pt–Sn 1D nanowire (NW) catalysts with rationally controlled chemical compositions, i.e., Pt 9Sn 1, Pt 8Sn 2, and Pt 7Sn 3, has been synthesized using a facile, room-temperature, wet-solution-based method.
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Previous work performed by our group suggested that Pt-based catalysts, possessing an ultrathin one-dimensional (1D) structure, dramatically promote both cathodic and anodic reactions with respect to their zero-dimensional (0D) counterparts. In this study, we deliberatively tailor chemical composition, reduce size, and optimize morphology of the catalyst in an effort to understand structure–property correlations that can be used to improve upon the electrocatalytic activity of these systems. Among all of these binary systems, PtSn has been reported to exhibit superior methanol/ethanol oxidation activity. Pt-based alloys denote promising catalysts for the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) and the ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR), due to their enhanced activity toward alcohol-oxidation reactions and reduced cost as compared with Pt alone.