where C0 is the initial PNP concentration, t is the reaction time, and k1 is the pseudo-first order rate constant. To remove the influence from the increase of catalyst surface area as the nanoparticle size and concentration increase, we further normalize k1 to the surface area per unit volume (k) to compare the catalytic activity of Pt/Ni nanoalloys with different surface compositions:
equation(4)
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