Scientists turn to candles to make complex multi-metal nanoparticles

Candle flame

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Method could be a simple and cheap way to make electrocatalysts with up to 25 metals

Burning a candle doped with mixed metal precursors can produce carbon soot nanoparticles containing up to 25 metals. The researchers behind the work said that the approach could be a promising method for electrocatalyst development.