Fig. 4: Amorphization and its applications.
From: Recent progress in palladium-nonmetal nanostructure development for fuel cell applications

a Scheme showing the preparation of amorphous Pd–Ni–P nanoparticles. b TEM image of Pd40Ni43P17. c CVs of Pd-Ni-P nanoparticles with different compositions and Pd/C for the EOR. Adapted with permission from ref. 62. Copyright © 2017 Nature Publishing Group. d Scheme showing the preparation of amorphous-crystalline Pd@a-PdP@Pt. e STEM image of a single Pd@a-PdP@Pt nanocube. f ORR polarization curves. g Polarization curves of Pd@a-PdP@Pt2L after different numbers of accelerated durability test cycles. Adapted with permission from ref. 63. Copyright © 2021 American Chemical Society.