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  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Platinum (Pt) catalysts are crucial for energy conversion and storage.
  • Improving Pt catalyst performance for reactions like ORR, MOR, and HER is an ongoing challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a new class of Pt superstructures (SSs) with engineered surface distortions.
  • To enhance the catalytic activity and stability of Pt nanostructures for key electrochemical reactions.

Main Methods:

  • Electrochemical leaching of PtTe SSs to create distorted Pt SSs.
  • Characterization of the distorted Pt SSs' surface features.
  • Electrocatalytic performance testing for ORR, MOR, and HER.
  • Multiscale modeling to understand performance enhancement mechanisms.

Main Results:

  • High-distortion (H)-Pt SSs demonstrated significantly boosted ORR, MOR, and HER activity.
  • Achieved mass activities of 2.24 A mg⁻¹ (ORR) and 2.89 A mg⁻¹ (MOR), and a low HER overpotential of 25.3 mV.
  • Distorted surface features remained stable, mitigating agglomeration and degradation during prolonged use.
  • Modeling revealed synergistic effects of surface compressions, defects, and nanopores on ORR performance.

Conclusions:

  • Surface distortion engineering of Pt SSs is a viable strategy for high-performance electrocatalysts.
  • The developed Pt SSs show promise for advanced energy conversion and storage technologies.
  • Stable superstructure design is key to overcoming limitations in Pt nanostructure catalysis.