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Title: A simple electrochemical method for conversion of Pt wires to Pt concave icosahedra and nanocubes on carbon paper for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution
Authors: Luo, Zhimin
Tan, Chaoliang
Lai, Zhuangchai
Zhang, Xiao
Chen, Junze
Chen, Ye
Chen, Bo
Gong, Yue
Zhang, Zhicheng
Wu, Xuejun
Li, Bing
Zong, Yun
Gu, Lin
Zhang, Hua
Keywords: Engineering::Materials
Issue Date: 2019
Source: Luo, Z., Tan, C., Lai, Z., Zhang, X., Chen, J., Chen, Y., Chen, B., Gong, Y., Zhang, Z., Wu, X., Li, B., Zong, Y., Gu, L. & Zhang, H. (2019). A simple electrochemical method for conversion of Pt wires to Pt concave icosahedra and nanocubes on carbon paper for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Science China Materials, 62(1), 115-121. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40843-018-9315-5
Project: MOE2014-T2-2-093
MOE2015-T2-2-057
MOE2016-T2-2-103
MOE2017-T2-1-162
2016-T1-001-147
2016-T1-002-051
2017-T1-001-150
2017-T1-002-119
M4081296.070.500000
Journal: Science China Materials
Abstract: In the controlled synthesis of noble metal nanostructures using wet-chemical methods, normally, metal salts/complexes are used as precursors, and surfactants/ ligands are used to tune/stabilize the morphology of nanostructures. Here, we develop a facile electrochemical method to directly convert Pt wires to Pt concave icosahedra and nanocubes on carbon paper through the linear sweep voltammetry in a classic three-electrode electrochemical cell. The Pt wire, carbon paper and Ag/AgCl (3 mol L−1 KCl) are used as the counter, working and reference electrodes, respectively. Impressively, the formed Pt nanostructures exhibit better electrocatalytic activity towards the hydrogen evolution compared to the commercial Pt/C catalyst. This work provides a simple and effective way for direct conversion of Pt wires into well-defined Pt nanocrystals with clean surface. We believe it can also be used for preparation of other metal nanocrystals, such as Au and Pd, from their bulk materials, which could exhibit various promising applications.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151273
ISSN: 2095-8226
DOI: 10.1007/s40843-018-9315-5
Schools: School of Materials Science and Engineering 
Research Centres: Centre for Programmable Materials 
Rights: © 2018 Science China Press and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved.
Fulltext Permission: none
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