Interface engineering of heterostructured electrocatalysts towards efficient alkaline hydrogen electrocatalysis

Guoqiang Zhao1, Yinzhu Jiang2, Shi-Xue Dou3

  • 1School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.

Science Bulletin
|January 19, 2023
PubMed
Summary

Interface engineering significantly enhances alkaline hydrogen evolution and oxidation reactions (HER/HOR) using heterostructured electrocatalysts. This approach optimizes kinetics and durability for efficient renewable hydrogen cycles.

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