Significant Enhancement of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Activity by Negatively Charged Pt through Light Doping of W

Daiya Kobayashi, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Dongshuang Wu, Shinya Okazoe, Kohei Kusada, Tomokazu Yamamoto, Takaaki Toriyama, Syo Matsumura, Shogo Kawaguchi, Yoshiki Kubota, Susan Meñez Aspera, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Shigebumi Arai, Hiroshi Kitagawa

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Abstract

We report novel PtW solid-solution nanoparticles (NPs) produced through electrochemical cleaning of core/shell PtW@WO3 NPs. The resulting PtW NPs achieved a record hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance as a class of Pt-based solid-solution alloys. A current density of 10 mA cm-2 was reached with an overpotential of 19.4 mV, which is significantly lower than that of a commercial Pt catalyst (26.3 mV). The PtW NPs also exhibited long-term stability. Theoretical calculations revealed that negatively charged Pt atoms adjacent to a W atom provide favorable hydrogen adsorption energies for the HER, realizing significantly enhanced HER activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)17250-17254
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume142
Issue number41
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 14 2020

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Catalysis
  • Chemistry(all)
  • Biochemistry
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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