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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Catalysis

Background:

  • Fabricating ordered nanocrystal arrays with subnanometer precision is challenging using traditional methods.
  • Achieving controllable accuracy in nanoscale assembly is crucial for advanced material applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report a new platform for constructing well-ordered face-centered cubic rhodium nanocrystal arrays.
  • To investigate the catalytic performance of these arrays for hydrogen evolution.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a two-dimensional layered metastable oxide, trigonal phase rhodium oxide, as a substrate.
  • Constructed hexagonal arrays of rhodium nanocrystals with 0.5 nm intersurface distance.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated enhanced hydrogen spillover and acidic hydrogen evolution for H2 production.
  • Achieved a low overpotential (9.8 mV at -10 mA cm-2) and Tafel slope (24.0 mV dec-1).
  • Exhibited high stability under demanding conditions (-0.4 V vs. RHE at ~750 mA cm-2).

Conclusions:

  • Metastable materials are key to designing advanced materials for high-performance catalysis.
  • The developed rhodium nanocrystal arrays show significant potential for clean energy applications, particularly in hydrogen production.