One nanometer matters: quantum-induced discontinuity in the oxygen reduction reaction catalyzed by platinum nanoparticles
Pt nanoparticles show a quantum-induced ORR catalysis transition near 1.5 nm, where classical size–activity trends fail. Below this size, quantum confinement enhances activity, making a quantum boundary for size- and symmetry-driven catalyst design.
Authors
- Yasuyuki Sawada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7079-3315)
- Nutthira Pakkang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5058-8506)
- Nagahiro Saito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8757-3933)
- Sangwoo Chae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7206-5570)
- Zhuoya Deng
- Garbis Atam Akceoglu
- Zhunda Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6033-7305)
- Pengfei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9705-3277)
- Li Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0833-8420)
- Yuanyuan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3960-5504)
Institutions
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Nagoya University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ta04934b
- Primary Topic
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- China Scholarship Council
- Council for Science, Technology and Innovation
- Japan Science and Technology Agency