Scalable neutral H2O2 electrosynthesis by platinum diphosphide nanocrystals by regulating oxygen reduction reaction pathways

Hui Li; Peng Wen; Dominique S. Itanze; Zachary D. Hood; Shiba Adhikari; Chang Lu; Xiao Ma; Chaochao Dun; Lin Jiang; David L. Carroll; Yejun Qiu; Scott M. Geyer

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17584-9

Nature Communications (Aug 2020)

Scalable neutral H2O2 electrosynthesis by platinum diphosphide nanocrystals by regulating oxygen reduction reaction pathways

Hui Li,
Peng Wen,
Dominique S. Itanze,
Zachary D. Hood,
Shiba Adhikari,
Chang Lu,
Xiao Ma,
Chaochao Dun,
Lin Jiang,
David L. Carroll,
Yejun Qiu,
Scott M. Geyer

Affiliations

Hui Li: Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University
Peng Wen: Shenzhen Engineering Lab of Flexible Transparent Conductive Films, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
Dominique S. Itanze: Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University
Zachary D. Hood: Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Shiba Adhikari: Material Science and Technology Division (MSTD), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Chang Lu: Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University
Xiao Ma: Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University
Chaochao Dun: Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials, Department of Physics, Wake Forest University
Lin Jiang: Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University
David L. Carroll: Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials, Department of Physics, Wake Forest University
Yejun Qiu: Shenzhen Engineering Lab of Flexible Transparent Conductive Films, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
Scott M. Geyer: Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17584-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

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The synthesis of high concentration H2O2 from water and oxygen at moderate conditions could provide an on-site H2O2 source for medical and water purification applications. Here, authors show Al2O3-stabilized PtP2 nanocrystals to enable selective, stable and efficient neutral pH H2O2 production.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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