Co-axial heterostructures integrating palladium/titanium dioxide with carbon nanotubes for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Giovanni Valenti; Alessandro Boni; Michele Melchionna; Matteo Cargnello; Lucia Nasi; Giovanni Bertoni; Raymond J. Gorte; Massimo Marcaccio; Stefania Rapino; Marcella Bonchio; Paolo Fornasiero; Maurizio Prato; Francesco Paolucci

doi:10.1038/ncomms13549

Nature Communications (Dec 2016)

Co-axial heterostructures integrating palladium/titanium dioxide with carbon nanotubes for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Giovanni Valenti,
Alessandro Boni,
Michele Melchionna,
Matteo Cargnello,
Lucia Nasi,
Giovanni Bertoni,
Raymond J. Gorte,
Massimo Marcaccio,
Stefania Rapino,
Marcella Bonchio,
Paolo Fornasiero,
Maurizio Prato,
Francesco Paolucci

Affiliations

Giovanni Valenti: Department of Chemistry ‘Giacomo Ciamician’, University of Bologna and INSTM
Alessandro Boni: Department of Chemistry ‘Giacomo Ciamician’, University of Bologna and INSTM
Michele Melchionna: Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and INSTM, University of Trieste
Matteo Cargnello: Department of Chemical Engineering and SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis, Stanford University
Lucia Nasi: IMEM-CNR Institute, Parco area delle Scienze 37/A
Giovanni Bertoni: IMEM-CNR Institute, Parco area delle Scienze 37/A
Raymond J. Gorte: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
Massimo Marcaccio: Department of Chemistry ‘Giacomo Ciamician’, University of Bologna and INSTM
Stefania Rapino: Department of Chemistry ‘Giacomo Ciamician’, University of Bologna and INSTM
Marcella Bonchio: Department of Chemical Sciences and ITM-CNR, University of Padova
Paolo Fornasiero: Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and INSTM, University of Trieste
Maurizio Prato: Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and INSTM, University of Trieste
Francesco Paolucci: Department of Chemistry ‘Giacomo Ciamician’, University of Bologna and INSTM

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13549
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Hydrogen evolution by water electrolysis is a promising route to 'green energy', but efficiency is still an issue. Here, the authors make mixed organic/inorganic hierarchical nanostructures with high hydrogen evolution activity, identifying synergic effects in the material contributing to enhanced efficiency.

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