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Recent Advances in the Use of Shape-Controlled Metal Nanoparticles in Electrocatalysis

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Nanomaterials for Fuel Cell Catalysis

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Shape-controlled metal nanoparticles have indisputably enhanced the Electrocatalysis of several electrochemical reactions of interest both from a fundamental and applied point of view. In this chapter, we will review and discuss about some of the most relevant advances on the use of these shaped metal nanoparticles in electrocatalysis and, in particular, towards classical reactions for low temperature fuel cells such as formic acid, methanol and ethanol electrooxidation and also oxygen reduction. Each particular reaction will be independently reviewed and some of the most interesting recent contributions discussed. The results included in the present chapter will clearly demonstrate the enormous impact that these shaped nanomaterials have played in the improvement of surface reactivity studies.

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This work has been financially supported by the MINECO of Spain through projects CTQ2013-44083-P and CTQ2013-48280-C3-3-R and Generalitat Valenciana through project PROMETEOII/2014/013.

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