Highly stable single Pt atomic sites anchored on aniline-stacked graphene for hydrogen evolution reaction

Ye, Shenghua1; Luo, Feiyan1; Zhang, Qianling1; Zhang, Pingyu1; Xu, Tingting1; Wang, Qi3; He, Dongsheng5; Guo, Licheng1; Zhang, Yu1; He, Chuanxin1; Ouyang, Xiaoping4; Gu, Meng3; Liu, Jianhong1; Sun, Xueliang2

2019-03

10.1039/c8ee02888e

Energy & Environmental Science   Impact Factor & Quartile

1754-5692

1754-5706

Developing efficient and cost-effective electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is highly desired for the hydrogen economy. In this study, we developed a facile microwave reduction method to synthesize single Pt atoms anchored on aniline-stacked graphene (Pt SASs/AG) with outstanding HER performance. Pt SASs/AG presents excellent HER activity with = 12 mV at 10 mA cm(-2) and a mass current density of 22400 Ag-Pt(-1) at = 50 mV, which is 46 times higher than that of commercial 20 wt% Pt/C. Moreover, the Pt SASs/AG catalyst is highly active and more stable than Pt/C. X-ray absorption fine spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations demonstrated that the coordination of atomically isolated Pt with the nitrogen of aniline optimized the electronic structure of Pt and the hydrogen adsorption energy, eventually promoting HER activity. This study provides a new avenue for the development of single-atom Pt electrocatalysts with high activity and stability.

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Major Programs for Science and Technology Development of Shenzhen[XCL201110060]

Chemistry ; Energy & Fuels ; Engineering ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology

Chemistry, Multidisciplinary ; Energy & Fuels ; Engineering, Chemical ; Environmental Sciences

WOS:000462661900012

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY

20191206661639

Aniline ; Atoms ; Cost effectiveness ; Density functional theory ; Electrocatalysts ; Electronic structure ; Graphene ; X ray absorption

Electromagnetic Waves:711 ; Nanotechnology:761 ; Chemical Operations:802.3 ; Chemical Agents and Basic Industrial Chemicals:803 ; Chemical Products Generally:804 ; Organic Compounds:804.1 ; Industrial Economics:911.2 ; Atomic and Molecular Physics:931.3

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1.Shenzhen Univ, Coll Chem & Environm Engn, Shenzhen 518060, Peoples R China
2.Univ Western Ontario, Dept Mech & Mat Engn, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada
3.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Shenzhen 518055, Peoples R China
4.Xiangtan Univ, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, Xiangtan 411105, Peoples R China
5.South Univ Sci & Technol China, Mat Characterizat & Preparat Ctr, Shenzhen 518055, Peoples R China

Ye, Shenghua,Luo, Feiyan,Zhang, Qianling,et al. Highly stable single Pt atomic sites anchored on aniline-stacked graphene for hydrogen evolution reaction[J]. Energy & Environmental Science,2019,12(3):1000-1007.

Ye, Shenghua.,Luo, Feiyan.,Zhang, Qianling.,Zhang, Pingyu.,Xu, Tingting.,...&Sun, Xueliang.(2019).Highly stable single Pt atomic sites anchored on aniline-stacked graphene for hydrogen evolution reaction.Energy & Environmental Science,12(3),1000-1007.

Ye, Shenghua,et al."Highly stable single Pt atomic sites anchored on aniline-stacked graphene for hydrogen evolution reaction".Energy & Environmental Science 12.3(2019):1000-1007.