Abstract
Uniformly dispersed Pt nanoparticles with controlled size and loading supported on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are synthesized by atomic layer deposition (ALD) with (methylcyclopentadienyl)trimethylplatinum (MeCpPtMe3) as the Pt precursor and ozone as the reactant gas. All the ALD-prepared Pt/CNT catalysts with various cycle numbers show excellent catalytic activities towards hydrolysis reaction of ammonia borane (AB), and especially the Pt/CNT catalyst produced with 20 ALD cycles exhibits the highest hydrogen generation rate among the ALD-prepared catalysts, with a total turnover frequency value as high as 416.5 molH2 molPt -1 min-1. The porous TiO2 overcoat further improves the durability of the Pt/CNT catalysts while preserving their catalytic activities.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 322-329 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Catalysis Science and Technology |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |