1. Construction of Single-Atom Platinum Catalysts Enabled by CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals
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Yafeng Xu, Youyong Li, Xuchun Wang, Tsun-Kong Sham, Qiao Zhang, Wenhao Guan, Huicheng Hu, Yong Xu, Xiaohong Zhang, Min Chen, Muhan Cao, Lu Wang, Qixuan Zhong, and Linzhong Wu
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Materials science ,Band gap ,General Engineering ,General Physics and Astronomy ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,Substrate (electronics) ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Photochemistry ,Propyne ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Metal ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Nanocrystal ,visual_art ,Photocatalysis ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,General Materials Science ,0210 nano-technology ,Platinum ,Perovskite (structure) - Abstract
Lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (CsPbX3 NCs) have been regarded as promising materials in photocatalysis. Combining metal single atoms with CsPbX3 NCs may be a practical way in exploring perovskite-based catalysts. However, such hybrids have not been achieved experimentally yet, mainly due to the weak interaction between the metal atom and the CsPbX3 surface. Here, we demonstrate that Pt single atoms can be deposited on CsPbBr3 NCs through a photoassisted approach, in which the surface was partially oxidized first, followed by the anchoring of Pt single atoms through the formation of Pt-O and Pt-Br bonds. The deposition of Pt single atoms can significantly change the photophysical properties of CsPbBr3 NCs by inducing the generation of deep trap states in the band gap. The as-prepared Pt-SA/CsPbBr3 can be used as efficient and durable catalysts for photocatalytic semi-hydrogenation of propyne. A CsPbBr3 nanocrystal might be a suitable substrate for anchoring other metal single atoms, such as Cu, Au, Ag, Pd, and so on.
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- 2021