Table 3. XPS Determined Composition Ratios and Binding Energy of Experimental NCs (Pt/Pd = 0.3).
| surface
composition (%) |
binding
energy (eV) |
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCs | Pt | Pd | Ni | Pt | Pt(OH)2 | PtO2 | Pd | PdO | PdO2 | NiOx |
| NPP-10 s | 49.72 | 31.15 | 19.13 | 71.1 | 72.21 | 73.36 | 335.8 | 337.2 | 338 | 68.58 |
| NPP-2 h | 32.65 | 42.57 | 24.78 | 69.92 | 71.27 | 74.28 | 335.85 | 337.25 | 338.05 | 68.72 |
| NPP-24 h | 28.02 | 43.91 | 28.07 | 69.68 | 71.33 | 72.43 | 336 | 337.25 | 338 | 68.17 |