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Confining Sub‐Nanometer Pt Clusters in Hollow Mesoporous Carbon Spheres for Boosting Hydrogen Evolution Activity

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Wan, Xian‐Kai, Wu, Hao Bin, Guan, Bu Yuan, Luan, Deyan, Lou, Xiong Wen (David)·2020·Advanced Materials
DOI 10.1002/adma.201901349
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Electrochemical water splitting is considered as a promising approach to produce clean and sustainable hydrogen fuel. As a new class of nanomaterials with high ratio of surface atoms and tunable composition and electronic structure, metal clusters are promising candidates as catalysts. Here, a new strategy is demonstrated to synthesize active and stable Pt‐based electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution by confining Pt clusters in hollow mesoporous carbon spheres (Pt 5/HMCS). Such a structure would effectively stabilize the Pt clusters during the ligand removal process, leading to remarkable electrocatalytic performance for hydrogen production in both acidic and alkaline solutions. Particularly, the optimal Pt 5/HMCS electrocatalyst exhibits 12 times the mass activity of Pt in commercial Pt/C catalyst with similar Pt loading. This study exemplifies a simple yet effective approach to improve the cost effectiveness of precious‐metal‐based catalysts with stabilized metal clusters.

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Authors
Wan, X., Wu, H. B., Guan, B. Y., Luan, D., & Lou, X. W. (.
Affiliations
  • Nanyang Technological University (SG)
  • Zhejiang University (CN)
Corresponding author
Lou, Xiong Wen (David)
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Venue
Advanced Materials
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2019-12-26
Volume
32
Issue
7
Pages
e1901349-e1901349
ISSN
  • 0935-9648 (ISSN-L)
  • 1521-4095
DOI
10.1002/adma.201901349
OpenAlex
W2998206401
Cited by
410
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FWCI
10.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Advanced Materials (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DR-NTU (Nanyang Technological University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF‐NRFI2016‐04)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Hydrogen Storage and Materials
Keywords
platinum clusters, hollow mesoporous carbon spheres, hydrogen evolution reaction, electrocatalysts, electrochemical water splitting, ligand removal, acidic and alkaline electrolytes, mass activity, noble metal catalysts, hydrogen production

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