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Hydrogenated borophene enabled synthesis of multielement intermetallic catalysts

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  • Xiaoxiao Zeng

    (Xi’an Jiaotong University
    Xi’an Jiaotong University)

  • Yudan Jing

    (Xi’an Jiaotong University
    Shaanxi Coal Chemical Industry Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd)

  • Saisai Gao

    (Xi’an Jiaotong University
    Shaanxi Coal Chemical Industry Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd)

  • Wencong Zhang

    (Shanghai Jiao Tong University
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

  • Yang Zhang

    (Xi’an Jiaotong University
    Xi’an Jiaotong University)

  • Hanwen Liu

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Chao Liang

    (Xi’an Jiaotong University
    Xi’an Jiaotong University)

  • Chenchen Ji

    (Xinjiang University)

  • Yi Rao

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Jianbo Wu

    (Shanghai Jiao Tong University
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

  • Bin Wang

    (Xi’an Jiaotong University
    Xi’an Jiaotong University)

  • Yonggang Yao

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Shengchun Yang

    (Xi’an Jiaotong University
    Xi’an Jiaotong University)

Abstract

Supported metal catalysts often suffer from rapid degradation under harsh conditions due to material failure and weak metal-support interaction. Here we propose using reductive hydrogenated borophene to in-situ synthesize Pt/B/C catalysts with small sizes (~2.5 nm), high-density dispersion (up to 80 wt%Pt), and promising stability, originating from forming Pt-B bond which are theoretically ~5× stronger than Pt-C. Based on the Pt/B/C module, a series (~18 kinds) of carbon supported binary, ternary, quaternary, and quinary Pt intermetallic compound nanocatalysts with sub-4 nm size are synthesized. Thanks to the stable intermetallics and strong metal-support interaction, annealing at 1000 °C does not cause those nanoparticles sintering. They also show much improved activity and stability in electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction. Therefore, by introducing the boron chemistry, the hydrogenated borophene derived multielement catalysts enable the synergy of small size, high loading, stable anchoring, and flexible compositions, thus demonstrating high versatility toward efficient and durable catalysis.

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  • Xiaoxiao Zeng & Yudan Jing & Saisai Gao & Wencong Zhang & Yang Zhang & Hanwen Liu & Chao Liang & Chenchen Ji & Yi Rao & Jianbo Wu & Bin Wang & Yonggang Yao & Shengchun Yang, 2023. "Hydrogenated borophene enabled synthesis of multielement intermetallic catalysts," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-43294-z
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43294-z
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