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Figure 5. Growth strategy and performance influencing factors of Pd-B alloys. (A) Diagram of template-assisted aqueous growth of binary PdB nanowires; (B) low-magnification TEM image of the binary PdB NWs; (C) EOR and (D) MOR curves of binary PdB NWs and other counterparts in 1.0 M KOH + 1.0 M C₂H₅OH or CH₃OH; (A-D) reproduced with permission from^[81]: Copyright 2021, American Chemical Society; (E) the relation between the B atoms location, the ΔG_H* and d center of PdB alloy; (F) the relation between the subsurface B atoms concentration, the ΔG_H* and d center of PdB alloy; (G) the ECSA and ECSA-normalized HER specific activities of Pd₂B catalysts and corresponding counterparts; (E-G) reproduced with permission from^[89]: Copyright 2021, The Royal Society of Chemistry.