Je-Wei Chang, Kuan-Hsuan Su, Chih-Wen Pao, Jin-Jia Tsai, Chun-Jen Su, Jeng-Lung Chen, Lian-Ming Lyu, Chun-Hong Kuo, An-Chung Su, Hsiao-Ching Yang, Ying-Huang Lai, U-Ser Jeng
Single-atom catalysts, known for their high activity, have garnered significant interest. Currently, single-atom catalysts were prepared mainly on 2D substrates with random distribution. Here, we report a strategy for preparing arrayed single Pt (Pt1 ) atoms, which are templated through coordination with phosphotungstic acids (PTA) intercalated inside hexagonally packed silicate nanochannels for a high single Pt-atom loading of ca. 3.0 wt %. X-ray absorption spectroscopy, high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, in conjunction with the density-functional theory calculation, collectively indicate that the Pt single atoms are stabilized via a four-oxygen coordination on the PTA within the nanochannels' inner walls...
January 2, 2024: ACS Nano