articleNano LettersApr 30, 2009Closed access

Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity of Pt Subnanoclusters on Graphene Nanosheet Surface

University of Tsukuba · National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

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Abstract

Graphene nanosheet (GNS) gives rise to an extraordinary modification to the properties of Pt cluster electrocatalysts supported on it. The Pt/GNS electrocatalyst revealed an unusually high activity for methanol oxidation reaction compared to Pt/carbon black catalyst. The Pt/GNS electrocatalyst also revealed quite a different characteristic for CO oxidation among the measured catalyst samples. It is found that Pt particles below 0.5 nm in size are formed on GNS, which would acquire the specific electronic structures of Pt, modifying its catalytic activities.

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