Liquid metal boosts platinum catalyst’s activity 1000 times

A close-up photo of someone's hand holding a walnut-sized blob of shiny metal that is starting to melt around the edges

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Gallium containing single platinum atoms outperforms solid platinum catalysts in electrochemical methanol oxidation

A catalyst comprising tiny amounts of platinum dissolved in liquid gallium can be three orders of magnitude more active than solid platinum catalysts for electrochemical methanol oxidation, researchers have shown.