Platinum single-atom and cluster catalysis of the hydrogen evolution reaction

Niancai Cheng; Samantha Stambula; Da Wang; Mohammad Norouzi Banis; Jian Liu; Adam Riese; Biwei Xiao; Ruying Li; Tsun-Kong Sham; Li-Min Liu; Gianluigi A. Botton; Xueliang Sun

doi:10.1038/ncomms13638

Nature Communications (Nov 2016)

Platinum single-atom and cluster catalysis of the hydrogen evolution reaction

Niancai Cheng,
Samantha Stambula,
Da Wang,
Mohammad Norouzi Banis,
Jian Liu,
Adam Riese,
Biwei Xiao,
Ruying Li,
Tsun-Kong Sham,
Li-Min Liu,
Gianluigi A. Botton,
Xueliang Sun

Affiliations

Niancai Cheng: Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario
Samantha Stambula: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University
Da Wang: Beijing Computational Science Research Center
Mohammad Norouzi Banis: Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario
Jian Liu: Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario
Adam Riese: Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario
Biwei Xiao: Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario
Ruying Li: Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario
Tsun-Kong Sham: Department of Chemistry, University of Western Ontario
Li-Min Liu: Beijing Computational Science Research Center
Gianluigi A. Botton: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University
Xueliang Sun: Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Western Ontario

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13638
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Downsizing platinum based nanocatalysts has the twin advantages of lower platinum usage and increased activity per platinum atom. Here, the authors report an atomic layer deposition technique for single platinum atom catalyst fabrication and assess their hydrogen evolution activity.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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