Single atom-thin platinum makes a great chemical sensor
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, together with colleagues from other universities, have discovered the possibility to prepare one-atom thin platinum for use as a chemical sensor. The results were recently published in the scientific journal Advanced Material Interfaces. A schematic of platinum atoms deposited on the surface of the carbon ‘buffer-layer’, which is a graphene-like 2D insulating material grown epitaxially on silicon carbide, that enables two-dimensional growth of platinum. Image: Hans He / Chalmers University of Technology
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