Platinum-graphene atomically-thin fuel cell catalysts show superior stability over bulk platinum

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(Funded by the National Science Foundation)

Platinum is one of the most commonly used catalysts for fuel cells, but its high cost has spurred research efforts to find ways to use smaller amounts of it while maintaining the same catalytic. Now researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated that films of platinum only two atoms thick supported by graphene could enable fuel cell catalysts with unprecedented catalytic activity and longevity.