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Ohnuma A, Takahashi K, Tsunoyama H, Inoue T, Zhao P, Velloth A, Ehara M, Ichikuni N, Tabuchi M, Nakajima A. Enhanced oxygen reduction activity of size-selected platinum subnanocluster catalysts: Ptn (n = 3–9). Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy00573a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Ptn subnanoclusters (n = 3–9) on a carbon substrate exhibit 1.6–2.2 times higher activity than the standard Pt/C catalysts. EXAFS experiments and DFT calculations show plausible structures and energetics for reaction intermediates in the processes.
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- Akira Ohnuma
- New Field Pioneering Division, Toyota Boshoku Corporation, 1-1 Toyoda-cho, Kariya, Aichi 448-8651, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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- Department of Theoretical and Computational Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Department of Theoretical and Computational Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Department of Theoretical and Computational Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan
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Tsunoyama H, Ohnuma A, Takahashi K, Velloth A, Ehara M, Ichikuni N, Tabuchi M, Nakajima A. Enhanced oxygen reduction activity of platinum subnanocluster catalysts through charge redistribution. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:12603-12606. [PMID: 31556435 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc06327g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Single-size platinum Pt6 subnanoclusters exhibit superior mass-specific and surface-specific activities for the oxygen reduction reaction. The enhanced activity is attributed to polarized electron distributions based on rigorous structure characterization by X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy and density functional theory.
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- Hironori Tsunoyama
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan.
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