Publications by authors named "Yici Zhong"
Adv Sci (Weinh)
June 2019
Article Synopsis
- Formic acid (HCOOH) is a renewable and safe hydrogen carrier, but its catalytic dehydrogenation usually requires high temperatures.
- Research has shown that a catalyst made of platinum single atoms on tellurium nanowires (1.1%Pt/Te) can decompose HCOOH to produce hydrogen at room temperature with high efficiency, achieving a turnover frequency of 3070 h.
- The enhanced catalytic activity is attributed to a unique plasmonic hot-electron mechanism, which boosts the reaction rate by directly injecting hot electrons into the HCOOH molecules during the process.
