Sodium tungsten bronze-supported Pt electrocatalysts for the high-performance hydrogen evolution reaction
Jin Li, Jiajun Wang, Yu Liu, Changzhou Yuan, Guilong Liu, Naiteng Wu, Xianming Liu
Abstract
Na x WO 3 nanotube bundle was fabricated as a support for hosting Pt nanoparticle. Benefitting from the metal–support interaction, the optimal catalyst shows excellent activity with 46 mV overpotential at −100 mA cm −2 , superior to the commercial Pt/C.
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OverpotentialTungstenCatalysisMaterials scienceChemical engineeringMetalTafel equationSodiumNanotechnologyInorganic chemistryChemistryMetallurgyElectrochemistryPhysical chemistryElectrodeBiochemistryEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchFuel Cells and Related Materials