Low-cost, durable catalyst for hydrogen production
The future of hydrogen as a fuel lies in the design of efficient electrocatalysts for the electrochemical splitting of water to produce hydrogen. The commercially used Platinum (Pt)/Carbon (C) catalysts are efficient but expensive and suffer from metal ion leaching or electrocatalyst corrosion when used for extended periods.
Researchers from the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), under India’s Department of Science and Technology, have developed a novel palladium-based electrocatalyst for hydrogen production that exhibits high catalytic efficiency. The catalyst is basically a partially reduced composite of coordination polymer and reduced graphene oxide (COP-rGO composite).
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