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Disclosed are washcoats, coated substrates formed from such washcoats, and catalytic converters for use in diesel applications, such as heavy duty diesel applications. Methods of preparing the coated substrates are also disclosed.

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1. A coated substrate comprising: a) a substrate;b) a first washcoat layer on the substrate comprising zeolites;c) a second washcoat layer on the substrate comprising a first catalytically active material comprising platinum and palladium, wherein the first catalytically active material comprises fi

1. A coated substrate comprising: a) a substrate;b) a first washcoat layer on the substrate comprising zeolites;c) a second washcoat layer on the substrate comprising a first catalytically active material comprising platinum and palladium, wherein the first catalytically active material comprises first composite nanoparticles embedded within porous micron-sized carrier particles; wherein the first composite nanoparticles comprises a first support nanoparticle and a first catalytic nanoparticle, wherein the first catalytic nanoparticle comprises a platinum-palladium alloy; andd) a third washcoat layer on the substrate comprising a second catalytically active material comprising platinum and palladium; wherein the second catalytically active material comprises second composite nanoparticles embedded within porous micron-sized carrier particles; wherein the second composite nanoparticles comprises a second support nanoparticle and a second catalytic nanoparticle, wherein the second catalytic nanoparticle comprises a platinum-palladium alloy;wherein the second washcoat layer is deposited on the first washcoat layer, and the third washcoat layer is deposited on the second washcoat layer. 2. The coated substrate of claim 1, wherein the platinum-palladium alloy of the first catalytic nanoparticle comprises a platinum:palladium ratio of less than about 4:1 Pt:Pd. 3. The coated substrate of claim 2, wherein the platinum-palladium alloy of the first catalytic nanoparticle comprises a platinum:palladium ratio of about 1:1 to about 4:1 Pt:Pd. 4. The coated substrate of claim 1, wherein the platinum-palladium alloy of the second catalytic nanoparticle comprises a platinum:palladium ratio of greater than about 4:1 Pt:Pd. 5. The coated substrate of claim 4, wherein the platinum-palladium alloy of the second catalytic nanoparticle comprises a platinum:palladium ratio of about 10:1 to about 100:1 Pt:Pd. 6. The coated substrate of claim 1, wherein the first composite nanoparticle and the second composite nanoparticle are plasma-created. 7. The coated substrate of claim 1, wherein the first support nanoparticle, the second support nanoparticle, or both the first support nanoparticle and the second support nanoparticle comprise aluminum oxide. 8. The coated substrate of claim 1, wherein the first washcoat layer has a thickness of about 30 g/L to about 100 g/L. 9. The coated substrate of claim 1, wherein the second washcoat layer has a thickness of about 50 g/l to about 140 g/l. 10. The coated substrate of claim 1, wherein the third washcoat layer has a thickness of about 50 g/l to about 140 g/l.