Storing energy in hydrogen 20 times more effective using platinum-nickel nanocatalyst

Date 15th, Nov 2019
Source Nanowerk - Nanotechnology Websites

DESCRIPTION

Catalysts accelerate chemical reactions, but the widely used metal platinum is scarce and expensive. Researchers have now developed an alternative with a 20x higher activity: a catalyst with hollow nanocages of an alloy of nickel and platinum.