High Performance Electrocatalysts Based on Pt Nanoarchitecture for Fuel Cell Applications

Table 1

Comparison of various synthetic methods.

Methods	Advantages	Disadvantages
Polyol	(1) Large quantity production; (2) High reproducibility; (3) Low temperature condition	(1) Moderate shape and size yield; (2) Difficult to remove capping agents
Thermal-decomposition	(1) Large quantity production; (2) High shape and size yield; (3) High reproducibility	(1) Difficult to remove capping agents; (2) High temperature condition; (3) Non-air condition; (4) Use toxic solvent and many additive agents
Photochemical	(1) High shape and size yield; (2) Environmentally friendly	(1) Difficult for large quantity production; (2) Unclear growth mechanism; (3) Required many subdevices and part
Electrochemical	(1) High shape and size yield; (2) Environmentally friendly; (3) High reproducibility	(1) Difficult for large quantity production; (2) Required many subdevices and part