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Platinum black

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black, powder, ≤20 μm, ≥99.95% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Platinum gray, Pt, Pt Black

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
Pt
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
195.08
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12161600
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

≥99.95% trace metals basis

form

powder

reaction suitability

core: platinum
reagent type: catalyst

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surface area

~25 m2/g

particle size

≤20 μm

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SMILES string

[Pt]

InChI

1S/Pt

InChI key

BASFCYQUMIYNBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Platinum black (black, powder, ≤20 μm) can be electroplated on implantable microelectrode arrays (MEAs) to improve the impedence of the device. It can also be used as a microelectrode for the formation of a microfluidic electrochemical sensor for glucose sensing applications. It can be used as a photocathode for the production of hydrogen.
Platinum black can be used as a catalyst to facilitate the electrochemical reactions in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. These fuel cells are promising candidates as a clean and energy efficient power source.

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Pictograms

Flame

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Sol. 1

Storage Class Code

4.1B - Flammable solid hazardous materials

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Composition and performance modelling of catalyst layer in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell
Marr C
Journal of Power Sources, 77(1), 17-27 (1999)
Optimum Nafion content in PEM fuel cell electrodes
Sasikumar G
Electrochimica Acta, 50.2-3, 601-605 (2004)
A droplet-based microfluidic electrochemical sensor using platinum-black microelectrode and its application in high sensitive glucose sensing
Gu S, et al.
Biosensors And Bioelectronics, 55, 106-112 (2014)
Improving impedance of implantable microwire multi-electrode arrays by ultrasonic electroplating of durable platinum black
Arcot Desai S, et al.
Frontiers in Neuroengineering, 3, 5-5 (2010)
Revealing the semiconductor-catalyst interface in buried platinum black silicon photocathodes
Aguiar JA, et al.
Journal of Material Chemistry A, 4(21), 8123-8129 (2016)

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