Enhanced electrocatalytic activity of Pt subnanoclusters on graphene nanosheet surface.
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.
Yoo
EunJoo
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Graduate School of Pure and Applied Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan.
Okata
Tatsuhiro
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Akita
Tornoki
T
Kohyama
Masanori
M
Nakamura
Junji
J
Honma
Itaru
I