title: Mechanochemical Synthesis of Free-Standing Platinum Nanosheets and Their Electrocatalytic Properties.
abstract: Robust, 26 nm thick free-standing platinum nanosheets, an extremely rare morphology for metal nanostructures, are obtained by employing fluid induced shearing force of the order of 1.8 N and differential shear-stress of 0.5 kPa across the diameter of a Te template nanorod undergoing galvanic displacement by Pt4+. Corrugation leads to their large surface area and much improved electrocatalytic properties when compared with conventional Pt catalysts.
authors.affiliation: New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, 560064, India.
authors.forename: Manjeet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chhetri
authors.affiliation: New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Moumita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.affiliation: International Centre for Materials Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, 560064, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Loukya
authors.affiliation: New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, 560064, India.
authors.forename: Pramod K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.affiliation: International Centre for Materials Science, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, 560064, India.
authors.forename: Ranjan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Datta
authors.affiliation: New Chemistry Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Ujjal K
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Gautam
keywords: electrocatalysis; galvanic displacements; mechanochemical synthesis; metal nanosheets; shear stress