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¹State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instruments, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.

|July 29, 2024

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A novel single-atom platinum catalyst on Ti3C2 (SA Pt-Ti3C2) demonstrates superior performance for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) across all pH levels. This advanced catalyst also shows high sensitivity for multimodal sensing applications.

Keywords:

Hydrogen evolution Machine learning Multimodal sensing Single atoms Two-dimensional materials

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Electrochemistry
Nanotechnology

Background:

Single-atom catalysts (SACs) offer high atom utilization efficiency.
Developing catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) that perform across a wide pH range is crucial for clean energy.
Ti3C2-based materials provide a promising platform for catalyst immobilization.

Purpose of the Study:

To synthesize and characterize a high-density dual-structure single-atom catalyst (SAC) using platinum immobilized on a defect-rich Ti3C2 support (SA Pt-Ti3C2).
To evaluate the performance of SA Pt-Ti3C2 for the pH-universal electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER).
To investigate the potential of SA Pt-Ti3C2 for multimodal sensing applications.

Main Methods:

Synthesis of SA Pt-Ti3C2 via creating oxygen and titanium vacancies in 2D Ti3C2 to immobilize platinum atoms.
Electrochemical characterization of HER performance in both acidic and alkaline media.
Evaluation of sensing capabilities for ascorbic acid, dopamine, uric acid, and nitric oxide, utilizing machine learning algorithms.

Main Results:

SA Pt-Ti3C2 exhibits significantly enhanced Pt mass activities for HER compared to commercial Pt/C, being 45 times higher in acid and 34 times higher in alkaline media at specific overpotentials.
A synergistic effect between Pt-C and Pt-Ti sites was identified, governing the Volmer and Heyrovsky steps in alkaline HER.
The catalyst demonstrated high sensitivity (0.62-2.65 μA μM⁻¹) and rapid response for the simultaneous detection of multiple analytes.

Conclusions:

The developed SA Pt-Ti3C2 is a highly efficient electrocatalyst for the pH-universal HER.
The unique dual-structure and synergistic effects contribute to the exceptional catalytic activity.
SA Pt-Ti3C2 shows great promise as a versatile platform for advanced electrochemical sensing.