Investigator Group Oxygen Evolution Mechanism Engineering
Publications
Key Publications
O.Y. Bisen et al., “Manganese dissolution in alkaline medium with and without concurrent oxygen evolution in LiMn2O4”, Energy Adv. (2024)
doi: 10.1039/d3ya00434a
Data-doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10377482
D. Antipin & M. Risch “Calculation of the Tafel slope and reaction order of the oxygen evolution reaction between pH 12 and pH 14 for the adsorbate mechanism”, Electrochem. Sci. Adv. (2023)
doi: 10.1002/elsa.202100213
Data-doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.17122220
J. Villalobos et al., “Requirements for Beneficial Electrochemical Restructuring: A Model Study on a Cobalt Oxide in Selected Electrolytes”, Adv. Energy Mater. (2021)
doi: 10.1002/aenm.202101737
Data-doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14717997.
Key reviews, tutorials and comments
M. Risch et al., “What X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Can Tell Us About the Active State of Earth-Abundant Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (2022)
doi: 10.1002/anie.202211949
D.M. Morales & M. Risch, “Seven steps to reliable cyclic voltammetry measurements for the determination of double layer capacitance”, Journal of Physics Energy (2021)
doi: 10.1088/2515-7655/abee33
M. Risch “Reporting activities for the oxygen evolution reaction”, Commun. Chem. (2023)
doi: 10.1038/s42004-023-01024-y
All publications by year
2025
Du, J.; Morales-Santelices, J.; Bisen, O.Y.; Antipin, D.; Morales, D.M.; Risch, M.: In situ UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy study of the water electrooxidation on cobalt oxide catalysts. Electrochimica Acta 512 (2025), p. 145489/1-9
doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2024.145489
Data-doi: 10.5281/zenodo.14330841
Open Access
Yun, T.G.; Chen, B.; Wells, S.; Lim, Y.; Kim, J.S.; Guilherme Buzanich, A.; Radtke, M.; Waegele, M.M.; Risch, M.; Grimaud, A.: Extrinsic and Intrinsic Factors Governing the Electrochemical Oxidation of Propylene in Aqueous Solutions. Journal of the American Chemical Society 147 (2025), p. 12318-12330
doi: 10.1021/jacs.5c02585
Open Access
(available 01.03.2026)
2024
Bisen, O.Y.; Baumung, M.; Tatzel, M.; Volkert, C.A.; Risch, M.: Manganese Dissolution in alkaline medium with and without concurrent oxygen evolution in LiMn2O4. Energy Advances 3 (2024), p. 504-514
doi: 10.1039/D3YA00434A
Data-doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10377482
Open Access
Morales, D.M.; Kazakova, M.A.; Medina, D.; Villalobos, J.; Schuck, G.; Risch, M.; Schuhmann, W.: MnFeNi-based composite as a case study of a bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst under dynamically changing electrode potentials. ChemCatChem 16 (2024), p. e202301174/1-13
doi: 10.1002/cctc.202301174
Open Access
Morales Santelices, Joaquín Ignacio: Study of the rate-determining steps of oxygen evolution reaction on amorphous Co-oxide based electrocatalysts. , Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, Diss., 2024
https://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/items/9d2b9523-feea-4f11-b0a4-7a1fda68323f
Data-doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10222126
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Morales-Santelices, J.; Risch, M.: Measurement of Enthalpy and Entropy of a Model Electrocatalyst for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. ChemCatChem 16 (2024), p. e202301578/1-11
doi: 10.1002/cctc.202301578
Open Access
Taffa, D.H.; Brim, E.; Ruecker, K.K.; Hayes, D.; Lorenz, J.; Bisen, O.; Risch, M.; Harms, C.; Richards, R.M.; Wark, M.: Influence of Annealing Temperature on the OER Activity of NiO(111) Nanosheets Prepared via Microwave and Solvothermal Synthesis Approaches. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 16 (2024), p. 62142-62154
doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c14277
Open Access
Wu, B.; Morales, D.M.; Liu, M.; Xie, D.; Feng, P.; Lu, Y.; Risch, M.; Oschatz, M.; Petit, T.: Metal-free carbon-nitrogen@carbon-type hybrid electrocatalysts for peroxide-producing oxygen reduction reaction. Carbon Future 1 (2024), p. 9200022/1-13
doi: 10.26599/CF.2024.9200022
Open Access
2023
Antipin, D.; Risch, M.: Calculation of the Tafel slope and reaction order of the oxygen evolution reaction between pH 12 and pH 14 for the adsorbate mechanism. Electrochemical Science Advances 3 (2023), p. e2100213/1-13
doi: 10.1002/elsa.202100213
Data-doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.17122220
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Biswas, S.; Brinkert, K.; Catlow, R.A.; Chen, H.-Y.T.; El-Kadi, J.; Fagiolari, L.; Gao, W.; Gupta, D.; Hargreaves, J.S.J.; Hatzell, M.C.; Holland, P.L.; Hosono, H.; Irvine, J.T.S.; Isaacs, M.; Kobayashi, Y.; Liedtke, L.; Lozano-Roche, Á.; MacFarlane, D.; Mangini, A.; McPherson, I.J.; Mishra, V.; Ntola, P.; Otomo, S.; Peters, J.C.; Risch, M.; Rizzato, L.; Safeer N. K., M.; Shylin, S.I.; Sievers, C.; Sinha, V.; Stephens, I.E.L.; Sudmeier, T.; Tian, F.; Vincent, K.A.; Wang, Q.; Wang, Y.; Westhead, O.; Yusuf, L.; Zuliani, G.: Electrocatalytic and photocatalytic routes to N2 activation: general discussion. Faraday Discussions 243 (2023), p. 402-428
doi: 10.1039/D3FD90007J
Füngerlings, A.; Wohlgemuth, M.; Antipin, D.; van der Minne, E.; Kiens, E.M.; Villalobos, J.; Risch, M.; Gunkel, F.; Pentcheva, R.; Baeumer, C.: Crystal-facet-dependent surface transformation dictates the oxygen evolution reaction activity in lanthanum nickelate. Nature Communications 14 (2023), p. 8284/1-13
doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-43901-z
Data-doi: 10.4121/2da7626a-00a6-4f4f-95b1-d9ccbfbe7993
Data-doi: 10.17172/NOMAD/2023.11.17-1
Open Access
Lole, G.; Ebrahimi, F.; Meyer, T.; Mierwaldt, D.; Roddatis, V.; Geppert, J.; Risch, M.; Jooss, C.: Contrasting Pr1-xCaxMnO3 OER Catalysts with Different Valences and Covalences. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 127 (2023), p. 177-186
doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c05622
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Ou, Y.; Twight, L.P.; Samanta, B.; Liu, L.; Biswas, S.; Fehrs, J.L.; Sagui, N.A.; Villalobos, J.; Morales-Santelices, J.; Antipin, D.; Risch, M.; Toroker, M.C.; Boettcher, S.W.: Cooperative Fe sites on transition metal (oxy)hydroxides drive high oxygen evolution activity in base. Nature Communications 14 (2023), p. 7688/1-12
doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-43305-z
Data-doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.24197487
Open Access
Reuss, T.; Nair Lalithambika, S.S.; David, C.; Döring, F.; Jooss, C.; Risch, M.; Techert, S.: Advancements in Liquid Jet Technology and X-ray Spectroscopy for Understanding Energy Conversion Materials during Operation. Accounts of Chemical Research 56 (2023), p. 203-214
doi: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00525
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Risch, M.: Upgrading the detection of electrocatalyst degradation during the oxygen evolution reaction. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry 38 (2023), p. 101247/1-10
doi: 10.1016/j.coelec.2023.101247
Open Access
Risch, M.: Reporting activities for the oxygen evolution reaction. Communications Chemistry 6 (2023), p. 221/1-5
doi: 10.1038/s42004-023-01024-y
Open Access
Stender, F.J.; Obata, K.; Baumung, M.; Abdi, F.F.; Risch, M.: A Modular Double Electrode Flow Cell with Exchangeable Generator and Detector Electrodes. ChemElectroChem 10 (2023), p. e202300126/1-13
doi: 10.1002/celc.202300126
Data-doi: 10.5281/zenodo.7751674
Open Access
2022
Braun, M.; Behrendt, G.; Krebs, M.L.; Dimitri, P.; Kumar, P.; Sanjuán, I.; Cychy, S.; Brix, A.C.; Morales, D.M.; Hörlöck, J.; Hartke, B.; Muhler, M.; Schuhmann, W.; Behrens, M.; Andronescu, C.: Electrooxidation of Alcohols on Mixed Copper¿Cobalt Hydroxycarbonates in Alkaline Solution. ChemElectroChem 9 (2022), p. e202200267/1-19
doi: 10.1002/celc.202200267
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Brix, A.C.; Dreyer, M.; Koul, A.; Krebs, M.; Rabe, A.; Hagemann, U.; Varhade, S.; Andronescu, C.; Behrens, M.; Schuhmann, W.; Morales, D.M.: Structure-Performance Relationship of LaFe1-xCoxO3 Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution, Isopropanol Oxidation, and Glycerol Oxidation. ChemElectroChem 9 (2022), p. e202200092/1-9
doi: 10.1002/celc.202200092
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Cechanaviciute, I.A.; Bobrowski, T.; Jambrec, D.; Krysiak, O.A.; Brix, A.C.; Braun, M.; Quast, T.; Wilde, P.; Morales, D.M.; Andronescu, C.; Schuhmann, W.: Aerosol-Based Synthesis of Multi-metal Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution and Glycerol Oxidation. ChemElectroChem 9 (2022), p. e202200107/1-9
doi: 10.1002/celc.202200107
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Heymann, L.; Weber, M.L.; Wohlgemuth, M.; Risch, M.; Dittmann, R.; Bauemer, C.; Gunkel, F.: Separating the Effects of Band Bending and Covalency in Hybrid Perovskite Oxide Electrocatalyst Bilayers for Water Electrolysis. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 14 (2022), p. 14129–14136
doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c20337
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Jayaramulu, K.; Mukherjee, S.; Morales, D.M.; Dubal, D.P.; Nanjundan, A.K.; Schneemann, A.; Masa, J.; Kment, S.; Schuhmann, W.; Otyepka, M.; Zboril, R.; Fischer, R.A.: Graphene-Based Metal-Organic Framework Hybrids for Applications in Catalysis, Environmental, and Energy Technologies. Chemical Reviews 122 (2022), p. 17241-17338
doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00270
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Morales, D.M.; Jambrec, D.; Kazakova, M.A.; Braun, M.; Sikdar, N.; Koul, A.; Brix, A.C.; Seisel, S.; Andronescu, C.; Schuhmann, W.: Electrocatalytic Conversion of Glycerol to Oxalate on Ni Oxide Nanoparticles-Modified Oxidized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes. ACS Catalysis 12 (2022), p. 982-992
doi: 10.1021/acscatal.1c04150
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Risch, M.; Morales, D.M.; Villalobos, J.; Antipin, D.: What X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Can Tell Us About the Active State of Earth-Abundant Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 61 (2022), p. e202211949/1-16
doi: 10.1002/anie.202211949
Data-doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20393064
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Villalobos, J.; Morales, D.M.; Antipin, D.; Schuck, G.; Golnak, R.; Xiao, J.; Risch, M.: Stabilization of a Mn-Co Oxide During Oxygen Evolution in Alkaline Media. ChemElectroChem 9 (2022), p. e202200482/1-13
doi: 10.1002/celc.202200482
Data-doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.18415520
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Villalobos Porras, Javier Francisco: Strategies for stabilization and activation of Mn- and Co-based catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction. , Berlin, Technische Universität, Diss., 2022
doi: 10.14279/depositonce-16407
Wu, B.; Meng, H.; Morales, D.M.; Zeng, F.; Zhu, J.; Wang, B.; Risch, M.; Xu, Z.J.; Petit, T.: Nitrogen-Rich Carbonaceous Materials for Advanced Oxygen Electrocatalysis: Synthesis, Characterization, and Activity of Nitrogen Sites. Advanced Functional Materials 32 (2022), p. 2204137/1-36
doi: 10.1002/adfm.202204137
Open Access
2021
Baumung, Max: Correlations between manganese valence and catalytic oxygen evolution of LixMn2O4. , Göttingen, Georg-August-Universität, Diss., 2021
doi: 10.53846/goediss-8768
Open Access (external provider)
Brix, A.C.; Morales, D.M.; Braun, M.; Jambrec, D.; Junqueira, J. R. C.; Cychy, S.; Seisel, S.; Masa, J.; Martin, M.; Corina, A.; Wolfgang, S.: Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Glycerol Using Solid-State Synthesised Nickel Boride: Impact of Key Electrolysis Parameters on Product Selectivity. ChemElectroChem 8 (2021), p. 2336-2342
doi: 10.1002/celc.202100739
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Fuengerlings, A.; Koul, A.; Dreyer, M.; Rabe, A.; Morales, D.M.; Schuhmann, W.; Behrens, M.; Pentcheva, R.: Synergistic Effects of Co and Fe on the Oxygen Evolution Reaction Activity of LaCoxFe1-xO3. Chemistry - A European Journal 27 (2021), p. 17145-17158
doi: 10.1002/chem.202102829
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Kazakova, M.A.; Koul, A.; Golubtsov, G.V.; Selyutin, A.G.; Ishchenko, A.V.; Kvon, R.I.; Kolesov, B.A.; Schuhmann, W.; Morales, D.M.: Nitrogen and Oxygen Functionalization of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes for Tuning the Bifunctional Oxygen Reduction/Oxygen Evolution Performance of Supported FeCo Oxide Nanoparticles. ChemElectroChem 8 (2021), p. 2803-2816
doi: 10.1002/celc.202100556
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Medina, D.; Löffler, T.; Morales, D.M.; Masa, J.; Bobrowski, T.; Barwe, S.; Andronescu, C.; Schuhmann, W.: Recovering activity of anodically challenged oxygen reduction electrocatalysts by means of reductive potential pulses. Electrochemistry Communications 124 (2021), p. 106960/1-4
doi: 10.1016/j.elecom.2021.106960
Morales, D.M.; Risch, M.: Seven steps to reliable cyclic voltammetry measurements for the determination of double layer capacitance. JPhys Energy 3 (2021), p. 034013/1-18
doi: 10.1088/2515-7655/abee33
Open Access
Morales, D.M.; Villalobos, J.; Kazakova, M.A.; Xiao, J.; Risch, M.: Nafion-Induced Reduction of Manganese and its Impact on the Electrocatalytic Properties of a Highly Active MnFeNi Oxide for Bifunctional Oxygen Conversion. ChemElectroChem 8 (2021), p. 2979-2983
doi: 10.1002/celc.202100744
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Rao, R.R.; Tulodziecki, M.; Han, B.; Risch, M.; Abakumov, A.; Yu, Y.; Karayaylali, P.; Gauthier, M.; Escudero-Escribano, M.; Orikasa, Y.; Shao-Horn, Y.: Reactivity with Water and Bulk Ruthenium Redox of Lithium Ruthenate in Basic Solutions. Advanced Functional Materials 31 (2021), p. 2002249/1-10
doi: 10.1002/adfm.202002249
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Risch, M.: Greater than the sum of its parts. Nature Energy 6 (2021), p. 576–577
doi: 10.1038/s41560-021-00850-5
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Villalobos, J.; Gonzalez-Flores, D.; Urcuyo, R.; Montero, M.L.; Schuck, G.; Beyer, P.; Risch, M.: Requirements for Beneficial Electrochemical Restructuring: A Model Study on a Cobalt Oxide in Selected Electrolytes. Advanced Energy Materials 11 (2021), p. 2101737/1-9
doi: 10.1002/aenm.202101737
Data-doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14717997
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Wilkinson, I.; Risch, M.: CMWS Pillar 4: Real-Time Chemical Dynamics. In: Centre for Molecular Water Science White Paper [Ed.] : White PaperHamburg: DESY, 2021. - ISBN 978-3-945931-37-0, p. 75-88
https://www.cmws-hamburg.de/sites/sites_custom/site_cmws/content/e122106/e136657/e136658/White_Paper_final_web.pdf
Open Access
2020
Antipin, D.; Risch, M.: Trends of epitaxial perovskite oxide films catalyzing the oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline media. JPhys Energy 2 (2020), p. 032003/1-27
doi: 10.1088/2515-7655/ab812f
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Busse, P.; Yin, Z.; Mierwaldt, D.; Scholz, J.; Kressdorf, B.; Glaser, L.; Miedema, P.; Rothkirch, A.; Viefhaus, J.; Jooss, C.; Techert, S.; Risch, M.: Probing the Surface of La0.6Sr0.4MnO3 in Water Vapor by In Situ Photon-In / Photon-Out Spectroscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 124 (2020), p. 7893-7902
doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c00840
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Eckhoff, M.; Schönewald, F.; Risch, M.; Volkert, C.A.; Blöchl, P.; Behler, J.: Closing the gap between theory and experiment for lithium manganese oxide spinels using a high-dimensional neural network potential. Physical Review B 102 (2020), p. 174102/1-19
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.102.174102
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Gao, D.; Yang, S.; Xi, L.; Risch, M.; Song, L.; Lv, Y.; Li, C.; Li, C.; Chen, G.: External and internal interface-controlled trimetallic PtCuNi nanoframes with high defect-density for enhanced electrooxidation of liquid fuels. Chemistry of Materials 32 (2020), p. 1581-1594
doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b04789
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Lole, G.; Roddatis, V.; Ross, U.; Risch, M.; Meyer, T.; Rump, L.; Geppert, J.; Wartner, G.; Blöchl, P.; Jooss, Chr.: Dynamic observation of manganese adatom mobility at perovskite oxide catalyst interfaces with water. Communications Materials 1 (2020), p. 68/1-10
doi: 10.1038/s43246-020-00070-6
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Morales, D.M.; Kazakova, M.A.; Purcel, M.; Masa, J.; Schuhmann, W.: The sum is more than its parts: stability of MnFe oxide nanoparticles supported on oxygen-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes at alternating oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction conditions. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry 24 (2020), p. 2901-2906
doi: 10.1007/s10008-020-04667-2
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Villalobos, J.; Golnak, R.; Xi, L.; Schuck, G.; Risch, M.: Reversible and irreversible processes during cyclic voltammetry of an electrodeposited manganese oxide as catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction. JPhys Energy 2 (2020), p. 034009/1-12
doi: 10.1088/2515-7655/ab9fe2
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Wang, X.; Xiao, C.; Zheng, P.; Zhao, Z.; Alabsi, M.H.; Shi, Y.; Gao, D.; Duan, A.; Huang, K.W.; Xu, C.: Dendritic micro-mesoporous composites with center-radial pores assembled by TS-1 nanocrystals to enhance hydrodesulfurization activity of dibenzothiophene and 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene. Journal of Catalysis 384 (2020), p. 136-146
doi: 10.1016/j.jcat.2020.02.013
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Xi, L.; Schwanke, C.; Lange, K.M.; Risch, M.: In situ ATR Infrared Study of Cobalt-Borate Water Oxidation Catalysts. In: Ramesh K. Agarwal [Ed.] : Material Science and Engineering Technology VIIITrans Tech Publications, 2020. - ISBN 978-3-03573-606-9, p. 123-133
doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.998.123
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2019
Baumung, M.; Kollenbach, L.; Xi, L.; Risch, M.: Undesired bulk oxidation of LiMn2O4 increases overpotential of electrocatalytic water oxidation in lithium hydroxide electrolytes. ChemPhysChem 20 (2019), p. 1-9
doi: 10.1002/cphc.201900601
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Baumung, M.; Schoenewald, F.; Erichsen, T.; Volkert, C.A.; Risch, M.: Influence of particle size on the apparent electrocatalytic activity of LiMn2O4 for oxygen evolution. Sustainable Energy & Fuels 3 (2019), p. 2218-2226
doi: 10.1039/c8se00551f
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Ennaceri, H.; Boujnah, M.; Erfurt, D.; Rappich, J.; Lifei, X.; Khaldoun, A.; Benyoussef, A.; Ennaoui, A.; Taleb, A.: Influence of stress on the photocatalytic properties of sprayed ZnO thin films. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 201 (2019), p. 110058/1-13
doi: 10.1016/j.solmat.2019.110058
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Gao, D.; Li, S.; Lv, Y.; Zhuo, H.; Zhao, S.; Song, L.; Yang, S.; Qin, Y.; Li, C.; Wei, Q.; Chen, G.: PtNi colloidal nanoparticle clusters: Tuning electronic structure and boundary density of nanocrystal subunits for enhanced electrocatalytic properties. Journal of Catalysis 376 (2019), p. 87-100
doi: 10.1016/j.jcat.2019.06.043