Increase of electrodeposited catalyst stability via plasma grown vertically oriented graphene nanoparticle movement restriction

Abstract

Beside activity, electrocatalyst stability is gaining in importance. The most common degradation mechanism is the loss of the active surface area due to nanoparticle growth via coalescence/agglomeration. We propose a particle confinement strategy via vertically oriented graphene deposition to overcome degradation of the nanoparticles.