Highly efficient hydrogen evolution of platinum via tuning the interfacial dissolved-gas concentration
Xu Zhao1, Ruchiranga Ranaweera, Long Luo
1Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA. long.luo@wayne.edu.
Abstract:
A facile perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS)-modulation strategy was developed to precisely control the dissolved-gas concentration at the electrode/gas/electrolyte interface for enhanced HER. With PFOS modulation, lowered dissolved-hydrogen concentrations at the catalytic interface and sufficient exposure of the surface active area can be achieved. Accordingly, relative to pure Pt, PFOS-modulated Pt possesses a remarkable HER performance.
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