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Uniform and well-defined octahedral Rh nanocrystals were rapidly synthesized in a domestic microwave oven for only 140 s of irradiation by reducing Rh(acac) with tetraethylene glycol (TEG) as both a solvent and a reducing agent in the presence of an appropriate amount of KI, didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (DDAC), ethylene diamine (EDA) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). KI, DDAC and EDA were essential for the creation of octahedral Rh nanocrystals. Electrochemical measurements showed a significantly enhanced electrocatalytic activity and stability for the as-prepared octahedral Rh nanocrystals compared with commercial Rh black.
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