Graphene-oxide-supported ultrathin Au nanowires: efficient electrocatalysts for borohydride oxidation
Annamalai Leelavathi1, Rafia Ahmad2, Abhishek K Singh2
1Centre for Nanoscience and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, India.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|October 7, 2015
Abstract:
We report stable ultrathin Au nanowires supported on reduced graphene oxide with outstanding electrocatalytic activity for borohydride oxidation. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements showed abnormal inductive behavior, indicative of surface reactivation. DFT calculations indicate that the origin of the high activity stems from the position of the Au d-band center.
