Low‐Load Pt Nanoclusters Anchored on Graphene Hollow Spheres for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution

Efficient water splitting through electrocatalysis has been studied extensively in modern energy devices, whereas the development of catalysts with high activity and stability with low‐load Pt is still a great challenge. Through the spatial confinement effect and template method, herein, hollow graphene spheres with functionalized Pt nanoclusters (Pt/GHSs) are constructed and developed as effective electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Electrochemical tests show that Pt/GHSs exhibit a high electrocatalytic activity and stability compared with commercial Pt/C catalysts toward HER in alkaline media. The electric double‐layer capacitance value reaches 26.0 mF cm−2, indicating that Pt/GHSs have a large electrochemically active area. Meanwhile, the load of metal Pt in the Pt/GHSs is only one‐fifth of commercial Pt/C catalysts, which significantly reduces the production cost of the catalyst. Herein a new opportunity for the low‐cost mass production of efficient and stable catalysts for practical applications is provided. Through the spatial confinement effect and template method, hollow graphene spheres with functionalized Pt nanoclusters (Pt/GHSs) are constructed and developed as an effective electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The outsatnding HER performance of Pt/GHSs is attributed to the synergistic effect of 3D hollow graphene archetecture and small particle size of Pt nanoclusters.