@article{oai:nagoya.repo.nii.ac.jp:02001626, author = {Wan, Xian-Kai and Samjeské, Gabor and Matsui, Hirosuke and Chen, Chaoqi and Muratsugu, Satoshi and Tada, Mizuki}, issue = {20}, journal = {Dalton Transactions}, month = {May}, note = {Ultrafine bimetallic Pt–Ni nanoparticles, which catalyze the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) efficiently, were successfully prepared in hollow porous carbon spheres (HPCSs) under the assistance of organic molecules. 2,2′-Dipyridylamine (dpa) was found to be most effective in preparing homogeneous small Pt–Ni nanoparticles (2.0 ± 0.4 nm) without the phase separation of Pt and Ni during synthesis, and the assistance of the organic molecules was investigated for the alloy nanoparticle formation. The Pt–Ni nanoparticle/HPCS catalyst synthesized in the presence of dpa exhibited remarkable electrochemical performance in the ORR showing a high mass activity of 3.25 ± 0.14 A mg^−1Pt at 0.9 VRHE (13.5-fold higher relative to a commercial Pt/C catalyst), a large electrochemical surface area of 105 ± 8 m^2 g^−1 Pt, and high durability. After 60 000 cycles of accelerated durability testing, the mass activity was still 12.3 times higher than that of the commercial Pt/C catalyst.}, pages = {6811--6822}, title = {Ultrafine Pt–Ni nanoparticles in hollow porous carbon spheres for remarkable oxygen reduction reaction catalysis}, volume = {50}, year = {2021} }