Recent Advances in Facile Synthesis of Bimetallic Nanostructures: An Overview

Table 1

Wet chemical methods for synthesis of PdPt nanostructures.

Method	Morphology	Structure	Metallic salts		Reductant	Additive agent	Application	Performance	Reference
Epitaxial growth	Core/shell	0D	Na2PdCl4	H2PdCl6	PVP	⋯	Catalysis	Not reported	[89]
Reduction	Nanodendrite	2D	Na2PdCl4	K2PtCl4	L-Ascorbic acid	⋯	Fuel cell	2.5 more reactive than Pt/C	[90, 91]
Reduction	Nanodendrites	3D	Pd (Nano Particles)	K2PtCl4	Ascorbic acid	PVP	Fuel cell	Up to 4 times the base metals	[92]
Reduction	Core/shell	0D	Pd(acac)2	Pt(acac)2	HClO4	Oleylamine/borane t-butylamine	Catalysis	12 times higher than BASF	[93]
Coreduction	Core/shell	0D	Pd(acac)2	Pt(acac)2	Morpholine borane	oleylamine	Catalysis	30% more active and durable	[96]
Coreduction	Core/shell	0D	H2PtCl6·6H2O	Na2PdCl4	Ethylene glycol	PVP/AgNO3	Methanol oxidation	3 times higher current density	[97]
Wet chemical	Core/shell	0D	Na2PdCl4	H2PtCl6	KBr, KCl	PVP	Optical sensing	4 times higher than Pt/C	[98]
Wet chemical	Nanomembranes	2D	PdCl2	K2PtCl6	NH2OH·HCl	Na3CA	Fuel cell	4.4 times higher Pt black	[100]
Self-assembly	nanotubes	1D	Pt nanowires	Pt nanowires	Te nanowires	Te nanowires	Fuel cell	Better stability and higher activity	[101]