title: Interconnected Pt-nanodendrite/DNA/reduced-graphene-oxide hybrid showing remarkable oxygen reduction activity and stability.
abstract: Controlling the morphology and size of platinum nanodendrites (PtDs) is a key factor in improving their catalytic activity and stability. Here, we report the synthesis of PtDs on genomic-double-stranded-DNA/reduced-graphene-oxide (gdsDNA/rGO) by the NaBH4 reduction of H(2)PtCl(6) in the presence of plant gdsDNA. Compared to industrially adopted catalysts (i.e., state-of-the-art Pt/C catalyst, Pt/rGO, Pt(3)Co, etc.), the as-synthesized PtDs/gdsDNA/rGO hybrid displays very high oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalytic activities (much higher than the 2015 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) target values), which are the rate-determining steps in electrochemical energy devices, in terms of onset-potential, half-wave potential, specific-activity, mass-activity, stability, and durability. Moreover, the hybrid exhibits a highly stable mass activity for the ORR over a wide pH range of 1-13. These exceptional properties would make the hybrid applicable in next-generation electrochemical energy devices.
authors.affiliation: Center for Superfunctional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology , San 31, Hyojadong, Namgu, Pohang 790-784, Korea.
authors.forename: Jitendra N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.forename: Kingsley Christian
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Kemp
authors.forename: Krishna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nath
authors.forename: Rajanish N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.forename: Hong-Gil
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Kwang S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kim