CPC H01M 4/8657 (2013.01) [B01J 23/42 (2013.01); B01J 23/44 (2013.01); C30B 7/005 (2013.01); C30B 7/14 (2013.01); C30B 29/02 (2013.01); C30B 29/60 (2013.01); C30B 29/66 (2013.01); H01M 4/92 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A fuel cell comprising a core-shell nanostructure, wherein the core-shell nanostructure comprises a palladium nano-substrate conformally coated with between one and ten continuous uniform and smooth atomic overlayers of epitaxially deposited zero-valent platinum atoms over the whole surface of the palladium nano-substrate, wherein the palladium nano-substrate has a shape selected from the group consisting of cubic, concave cubic, tetrahedral, bipyramidal, octahedral, icosahedral, decahedral, rod, bar, and wire.
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