“…2 CoPt alloy nanoparticles are also known to function as chemical CO oxidation catalysts 4 and as electrochemical catalysts for CO or methanol oxidation. 5 CoPt nanoparticles of near 1 : 1 alloy stoichiometry have been prepared via hydrogen reduction, 6,7 borohydride reduction, [8][9][10][11][12] polyol reduction, [13][14][15][16][17][18] sol-gel methods, 19,20 reverse micelle methods, 21,22 galvanic displacement, 23 evaporation methods, [24][25][26][27] ion-beam depositiom, [28][29][30] pulse-laser-deposition/ ablation/sputtering methods, [31][32][33][34][35] or by bio-inspired or biomimetic methods. 36,37 Common to these methods is use of separate sources of Co and Pt and a two-step process entailing formation of CoPt nanoparticles with subsequent thermal annealing.…”