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Chen L, Kang L, Cai D, Geng S, Liu Y, Chen J, Song S, Wang Y. Ultrafine Pt-based catalyst decorated with oxygenophilic Ni-sites accelerating alkaline H 2O dissociation for efficient hydrogen evolution. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 650:1715-1724. [PMID: 37499627 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.07.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Although Pt is a widely adopted commercial catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), its practical application is greatly limited by its prohibitive cost and high energy barrier for H2O dissociation in alkaline media. Herein, an ultrafine Pt-based catalyst decorated with oxygenophilic Ni-sites is rationally designed and successfully synthesized with Pt5(GS)10 (HGS = l-reduced glutathione) nanocluster precursor. The optimized Ni-decorated Pt catalyst (Ni-Pt-C-500) with ultrafine nanoparticles (about 1.6 nm) exhibits a low overpotential (14.0 mV) at 10 mA cm-2 and a mild Tafel slope of 20.8 mV dec-1 in the HER, which is superior to its undecorated counterpart (Pt-C-500), the commercial 20 wt% Pt/C catalyst and most of the previously reported Pt-based electrocatalysts. Experimental observations and theoretical calculations indicate that H2O could be spontaneously adsorbed to Ni-sites of the Ni-Pt-C-500 catalyst. Mechanistic studies reveal that Ni-sites promote HER by accelerating the kinetic of H2O cleavage and optimizing the electronic structure of Pt. This work paves a new avenue for designing other ultrafine hybrid electrocatalysts based on metal nanoclusters to enhance catalytic reaction kinetics.
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- Liming Chen
- The Key Lab of Low-carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, PCMF Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- The Key Lab of Low-carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, PCMF Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- The Key Lab of Low-carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, PCMF Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- The Key Lab of Low-carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, PCMF Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- The Key Lab of Low-carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, PCMF Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- The Key Lab of Low-carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, PCMF Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Instrumental Analysis and Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- The Key Lab of Low-carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, PCMF Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- The Key Lab of Low-carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, PCMF Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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Ding J, Yang H, Zhang S, Liu Q, Cao H, Luo J, Liu X. Advances in the Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction by Metal Nanoclusters-based Materials. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2204524. [PMID: 36287086 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202204524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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With the development of renewable energy systems, clean hydrogen is burgeoning as an optimal alternative to fossil fuels, in which its application is promising to retarding the global energy and environmental crisis. The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), capable of producing high-purity hydrogen rapidly in electrocatalytic water splitting, has received much attention. Abundant research about HER has been done, focusing on advanced electrocatalyst design with high efficiency and robust stability. As potential HER catalysts, metal nanoclusters (MNCs) have been studied extensively. They are composed of several to a hundred metal atoms, with sizes being comparable to the Fermi wavelength of electrons, that is, < 2.0 nm. Different from metal atoms/nanoparticles, they exhibit unique catalytic properties due to their quantum size effect and low-coordination environment. In this review, the activity-enhancing approaches of MNCs applied in HER electrocatalysis are mainly summarized. Furthermore, recent progress in MNCs classified with different stabilization strategies, that is, the freestanding MNCs, MNCs with organic, metal and carbon supports, are introduced. Finally, the current challenges and deficiencies of these MNCs for HER are prospected.
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- Junyang Ding
- Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450000, China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610106, China
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- Key Laboratory of Display Materials and Photoelectric Devices (Ministry of Education), Tianjin Key Laboratory for Photoelectric Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Center for Electron Microscopy and Tianjin Key Lab of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials & Low-Carbon Technologies, School of Materials, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Non-Ferrous Metals and Materials, and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-Ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, School of Resource, Environments and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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Kuchipudi A, Nagappan S, Karmakar A, Sreedhar G, Kundu S. Stabilization of Ru NPs over 3D LaCrO 3 Nanostructures for High-Performance HER Catalysts in Acidic Media. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:19407-19416. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Anup Kuchipudi
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad201002, India
- Electroplating and Metal Finishing (EMF) Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, 630003, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad201002, India
- Electrochemical Process Engineering (EPE) Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu630003, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad201002, India
- Electrochemical Process Engineering (EPE) Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu630003, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad201002, India
- Electroplating and Metal Finishing (EMF) Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, 630003, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad201002, India
- Electrochemical Process Engineering (EPE) Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu630003, India
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Zhao W, Luo C, Lin Y, Wang GB, Chen HM, Kuang P, Yu J. Pt–Ru Dimer Electrocatalyst with Electron Redistribution for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c00851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Wenkai Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Solar Fuel, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China
- Laboratory of Solar Fuel, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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Chen X, Niu K, Xue Z, Liu X, Liu B, Zhang B, Zeng H, Lv W, Zhang Y, Wu Y. Ultrafine platinum nanoparticles supported on N,S-codoped porous carbon nanofibers as efficient multifunctional materials for noticeable oxygen reduction reaction and water splitting performance. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2022; 4:1639-1648. [PMID: 36134368 PMCID: PMC9417137 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00014h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The design of highly active, stable and durable platinum-based electrocatalysts towards the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), and hydrogen adsorption has a high and urgent demand in fuel cells, water splitting and hydrogen storage. Herein, ultrafine platinum nanoparticles (Pt NPs) supported on N,S-codoped porous carbon nanofibers (Pt-N,S-pCNFs) hybrids were prepared through the electrospinning method coupled with hydrothermal and carbonation processes. The ultrafine Pt NPs are sufficiently dispersed and loaded on pCNFs and codoped with N and S, which can improve oxygen adsorption, afford more active sites, and greatly enhance electron mobility. The Pt-N,S-pCNFs hybrid achieves excellent activity and stability for ORR with ∼70 mV positive shift of onset potential compared to the commercial Pt/C-20 wt% electrocatalyst. The long-term catalytic durability with 89.5% current retention after a 10 000 s test indicates its remarkable ORR behavior. Pt-N,S-pCNFs also exhibits excellent HER and OER performance, and can be used as an efficient catalyst for water splitting. In addition, Pt-N,S-pCNFs exhibits an excellent hydrogen storage capacity of 0.76 wt% at 20 °C and 10 MPa. This work provides novel design strategies for the development of multifunctional materials as high-performance ORR catalysts, water splitting electrocatalysts and hydrogen storage materials.
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- Xiaohong Chen
- Institute of Advanced Materials, North China Electric Power University Beijing
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University No. 800 Dongchuan Rd. Minhang District Shanghai 200240 China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, North China Electric Power University Beijing
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan Jinan 250022 China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, North China Electric Power University Beijing
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, North China Electric Power University Beijing
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, North China Electric Power University Beijing
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, North China Electric Power University Beijing
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University No. 800 Dongchuan Rd. Minhang District Shanghai 200240 China
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- Institute of Advanced Materials, North China Electric Power University Beijing
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Cui H, Dong R, Zhao J, Tan P, Xie J, Pan J. Ultralow Ru-incorporated MoS 2 nanosheet arrays for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution in dual-pH. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj05434a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Ru-MoS2/CC nanosheet arrays were prepared for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction at dual-pH.
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- Hao Cui
- State Key Laboratory for Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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Astruc D. On the Roles of Electron Transfer in Catalysis by Nanoclusters and Nanoparticles. Chemistry 2021; 27:16291-16308. [PMID: 34427365 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Electron transfer plays a major role in chemical reactions and processes, and this is particularly true of catalysis by nanomaterials. The advent of metal nanoparticle (NP) catalysts, recently including atomically precise nanoclusters (NCs) as parts of nanocatalyst devices has brought increased control of the relationship between NP and NC structures and their catalytic functions. Consequently, the molecular definition of these new nanocatalysts has allowed a better understanding and management of various kinds of electron transfer involved in the catalytic processes. This Minireview brings a chemist's view of several major aspects of electron-transfer functions concerning NPs and NCs in catalytic processes. Particular focus concerns the role of NPs and NCs as electron reservoirs and light-induced antenna in catalytic processes from H2 generation to more complex reactions and sustainable energy production.
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- Didier Astruc
- Univ. Bordeaux, ISM UMR N°5801, 351 Cours de la Libération, 33405, Talence Cedex, France
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Nonenzymatic Hydrogen Peroxide Detection Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering of Gold-Silver Core-Shell-Assembled Silica Nanostructures. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11102748. [PMID: 34685187 PMCID: PMC8540490 DOI: 10.3390/nano11102748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) plays important roles in cellular signaling and in industry. Thus, the accurate detection of H2O2 is critical for its application. Unfortunately, the direct detection of H2O2 by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is not possible because of its low Raman cross section. Therefore, the detection of H2O2 via the presence of an intermediary such as 3,3,5,5-tetramethylbenzidine (TMB) has recently been developed. In this study, the peroxidase-mimicking activity of gold–silver core–shell-assembled silica nanostructures (SiO2@Au@Ag alloy NPs) in the presence of TMB was investigated using SERS for detecting H2O2. In the presence of H2O2, the SiO2@Au@Ag alloy catalyzed the conversion of TMB to oxidized TMB, which was absorbed onto the surface of the SiO2@Au@Ag alloy. The SERS characteristics of the alloy in the TMB–H2O2 mixture were investigated. The evaluation of the SERS band to determine the H2O2 level utilized the SERS intensity of oxidized TMB bands. Moreover, the optimal conditions for H2O2 detection using SiO2@Au@Ag alloy included incubating 20 µg/mL SiO2@Au@Ag alloy NPs with 0.8 mM TMB for 15 min and measuring the Raman signal at 400 µg/mL SiO2@Au@Ag alloy NPs.
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Zheng F, Fan Y, Chen W. Homogeneous Distribution of Pt 16(C 4O 4SH 5) 26 Clusters in ZIF-67 for Efficient Hydrogen Generation and Oxygen Reduction. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:38170-38178. [PMID: 34351128 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c05412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In recent years, based on the high catalytic activities of metal nanoclusters (MNCs) and the unique porous structure of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), much work has focused on MOF-confined small MNCs for catalysis applications. However, the commonly used "ship-in-boat" approach is unfeasible for precisely controlling the size and composition of the formed MNCs and meanwhile often causes structural distortion/degradation. On the other hand, the "bottle-around-ship" method usually has the disadvantages that MOFs show uncontrollable self-nucleation outside the MNCs and the stabilizers on the surface of MNCs may greatly reduce their catalytic activities. In this work, monodispersed Pt16(C4O4SH5)26 clusters (Pt16(MSA)26) were first prepared and used as a precursor for the synthesis of Pt(MSA)@ZIF-67 via the typical Co-carboxylate type of linkage at the interface under ambient atmosphere. After encapsulating the Pt clusters in ZIF-67, the protecting ligands were removed under 300 °C to get surface-clean Pt16 clusters confined in ZIF-67 (Pt@ZIF-67). The obtained Pt@ZIF-67 exhibited high catalytic activity for the hydrolysis of ammonia borane that was superior to that of most of the reported noble-metal catalysts. Meanwhile, by annealing the Pt(MSA)@ZIF-67 at 800 °C to form highly conductive graphitic carbon-coated Pt NCs and Co nanoparticles (NPs) (Pt/Co@NC), the obtained composite showed high catalytic activity for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). The formed Pt/Co@NC showed 9.6 times higher ORR mass activity (at 0.8 V) than Pt/C. This work provides a strategy to fabricate highly dispersed and stable metal clusters confined in the porous matrix for catalysis and shows that highly porous MOFs have promising catalysis applications by combining them with other active components.
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- Fuqin Zheng
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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