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The manipulation of central atom coordination environments can greatly boost catalytic performances and promote the understanding of associated mechanisms in both sub-nanometer clusters and atomically dispersed catalysts. In this study, sub-nanometer "raft"-like PtNx clusters were synthesized on a TiO2 support, and the significant enhancement effects of the Pt-N coordination structure on the performance of hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are demonstrated. In acidic media, the PtNx catalyst display a superior HER activity (37.5 A mg(-1) Pt) and turnover frequencies (37.9H(2) s(-1)) at overpotential of 50 mV; outperforming commercial Pt/C by a factor of 13.3 and 3.9, respectively. Density functional theory (DFT) calculation results reveal that the charge transfer occur from the N to the neighboring Pt atoms when the hydrogen is adsorbed on N atoms; such a charge redistribution within Pt-N coordination structure leads to a smaller H* free energies on the activated N atoms, and is believed to account for the higher HER activity.
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NANO ENERGY
ISSN: 2211-2855
Year: 2020
Volume: 73
1 7 . 6 0 0
JCR@2022
ESI Discipline: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
ESI HC Threshold:169
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WoS CC Cited Count: 71
SCOPUS Cited Count: 72
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 8