The Front Cover shows a strategy for the synthesis of
Pd@Pt
3–4L octahedral nanocrystals with a clean surface and su
pported on carbon. The bottom of the image shows transmission electron microsco
py (TEM) and high-angle annular dark-field scanning TEM images of the octahedral Pd@Pt
3–4L su
pport on carbon.In their Full Pa
per, S. Bao et al. demonstrate that by dis
persing Pd octahedral seeds on a carbon black su
pport, Pt ultrathin shells can be conformally de
posited on the seeds in a layer-by-layer fashion without involving any ca
pping agent or stabilizer. The as-obtained catalyst exhibited a greatly enhanced s
pecific activity relative to a reference sam
ple
pre
pared in the
presence of a
polymer stabilizer and a commercial Pt/C catalyst. More information can be found in the Full Pa
per by S. Bao et al. on
page 414 in Issue 3, 2017 (DOI:
ps://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201601438" rel="references:https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201601438">10.1002/cctc.201601438).