Fig. 1: Structures and characterizations of Se‒Pt NPs with controlled shell thickness.

a Schematic illustration of the synthetic process of Se2‒Pt NPs and corresponding structural evolution on the surface. b Surface structures of Se1‒Pt NPs and Se3‒Pt NPs. c XRD patterns, (d) SEM-EDX spectra, (e) LEIS spectra for the surface species, (f) Pt K-edge EXAFS in R space, and (g) wavelet transforms of Pt NPs and Se‒Pt NPs with different shell thicknesses.