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Light-Induced Agglomeration of Single-Atom Platinum in Photocatalysis
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chair for Surface Science and Corrosion (WW4-LKO), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Martensstrasse 7, 91058, Erlangen, Germany, Martensstrasse 7.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chair for Surface Science and Corrosion (WW4-LKO), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Martensstrasse 7, 91058, Erlangen, Germany, Martensstrasse 7.
Institute of Micro- and Nanostructure Research & Center for Nanoanalysis and Electron Microscopy (CENEM), IZNF, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Cauerstraße 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany, Cauerstraße 3.
Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia, Studentski trg 12-16.
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2023 (English)In: Advanced Materials, ISSN 0935-9648, E-ISSN 1521-4095, Vol. 35, no 5, article id 2206569Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

With recent advances in the field of single-atoms (SAs) used in photocatalysis, an unprecedented performance of atomically dispersed co-catalysts has been achieved. However, the stability and agglomeration of SA co-catalysts on the semiconductor surface may represent a critical issue in potential applications. Here, the photoinduced destabilization of Pt SAs on the benchmark photocatalyst, TiO2, is described. In aqueous solutions within illumination timescales ranging from few minutes to several hours, light-induced agglomeration of Pt SAs to ensembles (dimers, multimers) and finally nanoparticles takes place. The kinetics critically depends on the presence of sacrificial hole scavengers and the used light intensity. Density-functional theory calculations attribute the light induced destabilization of the SA Pt species to binding of surface-coordinated Pt with solution-hydrogen (adsorbed H atoms), which consequently weakens the Pt SA bonding to the TiO2 surface. Despite the gradual aggregation of Pt SAs into surface clusters and their overall reduction to metallic state, which involves >90% of Pt SAs, the overall photocatalytic H2 evolution remains virtually unaffected.

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Wiley , 2023. Vol. 35, no 5, article id 2206569
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H evolution 2, photocatalysis, Pt, single-atom catalysis, TiO 2
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-328708DOI: 10.1002/adma.202206569ISI: 000899805400001PubMedID: 36373557Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85144272217OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-328708DiVA, id: diva2:1766986
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