Fig. 2: Synthetic design, growth kinetics, and structural and compositional characterizations of Pd@Ru0.47Ir0.53 core-shell nanocubes. | Nature Communications

Fig. 2: Synthetic design, growth kinetics, and structural and compositional characterizations of Pd@Ru0.47Ir0.53 core-shell nanocubes.

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Fig. 2: Synthetic design, growth kinetics, and structural and compositional characterizations of Pd@Ru0.47Ir0.53 core-shell nanocubes.

a Schematic of epitaxial growth to obtain bimetallic atomic layers on Pd cubic seeds enclosed by {100} facets. b–f TEM, HAADF-STEM, FFT, and EDS-mapping analysis of Pd@Ru0.47Ir0.53 core-shell nanocubes. g ICP-OES analysis of Ru and Ir elements in the RuIr atomic layers. h XPS spectrum of Pd@Ru0.47Ir0.53 core-shell nanocubes for Ru 3p. i XPS spectrum of Pd@Ru0.47Ir0.53 core-shell nanocubes for Ir 4f. Source data for Fig. 2 are provided as a Source Data file.

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