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<journal-id journal-id-type="doi">10.1002/(ISSN)1616-3028</journal-id>
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<journal-title xml:lang="en">Advanced Functional Materials</journal-title>
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<article-title xml:lang="en">Anisotropic Heterobimetallic Nanomaterials with Controlled Composition for Efficient Oxygen Reduction at Ultralow Loading</article-title>
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<surname>Ming</surname>
<given-names>Siyi</given-names>
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<surname>Cobb</surname>
<given-names>Samuel J.</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<sup>2</sup>
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<sup>2</sup>
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<surname>Rahaman</surname>
<given-names>Motiar</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<surname>Sammy</surname>
<given-names>Nicholas</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<given-names>Erwin</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<surname>Wheatley</surname>
<given-names>Andrew E. H.</given-names>
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<named-content content-type="organisation-division">Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry</named-content>

<institution>University of Cambridge</institution>

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<sup>2</sup>
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<institution>The University of Manchester</institution>

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<pub-date date-type="pub" publication-format="electronic"><day>30</day>
<month>07</month>
<year>2024</year>
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<day>16</day>
<month>07</month>
<year>2024</year>
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<day>23</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2024</year>
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<copyright-statement content-type="issue-copyright">© 2024 Wiley‐VCH GmbH</copyright-statement>
<copyright-statement content-type="article-copyright">© 2024 The Author(s). Advanced Functional Materials published by Wiley‐VCH GmbH</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2024</copyright-year>
<copyright-holder>© 2024 The Author(s). Advanced Functional Materials published by Wiley‐VCH GmbH</copyright-holder>
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<p xml:lang="en">Hydrogen fuel cells represent a leading technology in developing green energy targeting net‐zero emissions goals by mid‐century. However, the sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) have hitherto demanded substantial quantities of expensive platinum (Pt) group metals. Advances in catalyst design, including the controllable fabrication of highly branched morphologies to increase the surface area‐to‐volume ratio, intermixing Pt with more affordable transition metals, and controlling composition, offer solutions that can further enhance activity and reduce expense. In this context, Pt/M (M = Fe, Ni, Co) nanopods and nanodendrites with precise composition control using more affordable starting materials are designed and crafted. The method is highly efficient, taking only 30 min and avoiding the need for high‐pressure equipment, making it highly scalable. These catalysts show superior ORR performance at an electrode loading as low as 0.0022 mg<sub>Pt</sub> cm<sup>−2</sup>. One, nanodendritic Pt/Ni, achieves a mass activity of <mml:math id="jats-math-1" display="inline">
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 at 0.9 V versus RHE, making it 87 times more efficient in terms of Pt‐content than a commercial 10 wt% Pt/C nanoparticle standard. These findings provide new opportunities for developing next‐generation, cost‐efficient Pt‐based catalysts, by potentially advancing hydrogen fuel cell technology through performance enhancement and addressing cost challenges through catalyst design.</p>
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