The lattice strain dominated catalytic activity in single-metal nanosheets
Meng Wang, Qintao Sun, Zhenglong Fan, Wenxiang Zhu, Fan Liao, Jie Wu, Yunjie Zhou, Hao Yang, Hui Huang, Mengjie Ma, Tao Cheng, Qi Shao, Mingwang Shao, Zhenhui Kang
Abstract
Porous flexible iridium nanosheets (Ir-PFNSs) with compressive strain were obtained by annealing 3R phase iridium oxide (3R-IrO 2 ) in a hydrogen atmosphere, which can exhibit excellent acid HER activity by a new three-hydrogen-involved mechanism.
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IridiumMaterials scienceHydrogenCatalysisMetalOxideAnnealing (glass)Lattice (music)Chemical engineeringChemistryMetallurgyOrganic chemistryPhysicsAcousticsEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceNanomaterials for catalytic reactions