Journal
SMALL
Volume 15, Issue 49, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/smll.201903057
Keywords
electrocatalysis; electroless deposition; noble metals; porous carbon; supported metal nanoparticles
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- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2016YFB0101202]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21773263, 21905187, 91645123]
- Scientific Research Fund of Sichuan Provincial Education Department of Sichuan Province [18ZB0494]
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Electroless deposition via a spontaneous redox reaction between the metal precursor and support is believed to be a promising approach for the syntheses of supported metal nanoparticles (SMNPs). However, its widespread applications are significantly prohibited by the low reductivity and high cost of support. To overcome these shortcomings, a porous carbon (PC) is herein developed as a promising matrix for the electroless deposition of metal NPs. Benefiting from abundant oxygen-based surface functional groups, the PC shows stronger reducibility (low redox potential) than conventional carbon substrate such as carbon nanotubes or graphene oxide, enabling a facile electroless deposition of Ir, Rh, and Ru NPs on its surface. These SMNPs exhibit an impressive electrocatalytic activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) or hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR). For example, the Rh NP/PC can deliver an HER current density of 10 mA cm(-2) with a small overpotential of 21 mV in 0.5 m H2SO4, while the Ru NP/PC exhibits excellent HOR activity in 0.1 m KOH in terms of high mass and surface specific exchange current density of 263 A g(Ru)(-1) and 0.227 mA cm(Ru)(-2). The present strategy may open up opportunities for mass production of efficient supported NPs for diverse applications.
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