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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Surface Chemistry
  • Catalysis

Background:

  • Gold single atoms (GSAs) show promise for electrocatalytic and photocatalytic reactions.
  • Conventional methods for high-density GSA synthesis face challenges like waste generation and uncontrolled distribution.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel, scalable, and eco-friendly method for synthesizing and patterning high-density gold single atoms.
  • To investigate the catalytic activity of these GSAs for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions.

Main Methods:

  • A top-down intercalation method using a phosphorus monolayer to chisel gold (100) crystals into single atoms.
  • Characterization using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS), and density functional theory (DFT) calculations.

Main Results:

  • Achieved up to 25% conversion rate of gold into isolated single atoms.
  • GSAs formed well-ordered (2 × 2) arrays with no tendency for coalescence.
  • Demonstrated efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysis due to weak coupling with the phosphorus layer.

Conclusions:

  • The top-down intercalation method provides a defect-free, solvent-free, and scalable route to high-density GSAs.
  • The synthesized GSAs exhibit excellent catalytic performance for HER and OER.
  • This approach offers a sustainable pathway for preparing advanced catalysts and allows for regeneration upon deactivation.