Using nuclear magnetic resonance, researchers at ETH Zurich have studied the atomic environments of single platinum atoms in solid supports as well as their spatial orientation. In the future, this ...

Then they used another electrostatic adsorption step to decorate each island, on average, with a single platinum atom (Nature 2022, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05251-6).

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have shown that single platinum atoms trapped in C12A7 crystals act as a stable and effective catalyst for the hydrogenation of nitroarenes ...

According to the research team, the approach is not limited to platinum and molybdenum disulfide but can also be applied to a wide range of 2D materials and dopant atom combinations.

Stable single platinum atoms trapped in sub-nanometer cavities in 12CaO·7Al2O3 for chemoselective hydrogenation of nitroarenes. Nature Communications , 2020; 11 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-14216 ...

Platinum (Pt)-based catalysts demonstrate such excellent performance in fuel cell electrode reactions. However, at high temperatures, the Pt atoms are not stable and easily agglomerate. Therefore ...