In this paper, we propose and implement an in situ direct reduction
reaction of K2PtCl6 precursor under mild reaction conditions using
topotaxial reaction and the reducbility of graphene oxide. The reduced
product platinum atom clusters are intercalated onto the GO surface,
resulting in platinum nanocatalyst. The structure, content, and
morphology of Pt/GO composites are studied using X-ray dif-fraction
(XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive X-ray
spectroscopy (EDS), among other methods. It has been demonstrated that
Pt4+ ions in the K2PtCl6 precursor are reduced to Pt0 atoms under
moderate reaction conditions, which are equally distributed across the
GO surface in the form of atom clusters with an average particle size of
10 nm. The platinum nanocluster has a conventional face-centered cubic
crystal structure, with Pt crystal planes (111), (200), (220), and (311)
etc.