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Electrocatalytic Properties of Atomically Precise Electrocatalysts

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A well-defined model nanocatalyst is absolutely necessary to reveal the detailed mechanism of electro-catalysis and thereby to lead to the development of a new efficient electro-catalyst. Atomically regulated metal nanoclusters will allow us to systematically optimize the electrochemical and surface properties suitable for electro-catalysis, giving a potent platform for precisely tuned electro-catalysis. Nanoclusters are made up of metal atoms and ligands with diameters ranging from 2 to 3 nm. Gold nanoclusters with precise atomic numbers have received a lot of attention due to their stability and unusual structure. More new ways for synthesizing atomically accurate gold nanoclusters have been developed as a result of more extensive research on gold nanoclusters. Recent advances in the electrochemistry of atomically accurate metal nanoclusters and their applications in electro-catalysis are discussed in this account. Other metal nanoclusters have made far less progress in electrochemical investigations than gold nanoclusters; hence, this chapter focuses on electro-catalyst applications of metal-based nanoclusters. Voltammetry has proven to be particularly effective in studying the electrical structure of metal nanoclusters.

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  1. Research Department of Chemistry, A.P.C. Mahalaxmi College for Women, Thoothukudi, 628002, Tamilnadu, India

    Kalaiarasi Senthurpandi

  2. Research Department of Chemistry, Government Arts College, Dharmapuri, 636 705, Tamil Nadu, India

    Kirupagaran Ramar

  3. Research Department of Chemistry, V. O. Chidambaram College, Thoothukudi, 628008, Tamilnadu, India

    Karpagavinayagam Petchimuthu & Vedhi Chinnapaiyan

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Senthurpandi, K., Ramar, K., Petchimuthu, K., Chinnapaiyan, V. (2024). Electrocatalytic Properties of Atomically Precise Electrocatalysts. In: Kumar, A., Gupta, R.K. (eds) Atomically Precise Electrocatalysts for Electrochemical Energy Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54622-8_4

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