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  • Electrochemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Catalysis

Background:

  • Designing efficient catalysts for hydrogen electro-catalysis requires understanding hydrogen intermediate behavior.
  • Synergetic multi-component catalysts offer improved performance through a division of chemical labor.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate a novel dynamic lattice hydrogen migration mechanism.
  • To investigate its impact on alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) activity.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing Palladium-Platinum core-shell (Pd@Pt) nanoparticles.
  • Employing electrochemical hydrogenation and dehydrogenation processes.
  • In situ analysis to track lattice hydrogen (LH) dynamics.

Main Results:

  • Pd@Pt catalysts exhibited a two orders of magnitude increase in alkaline HOR activity compared to pure Pd.
  • Mass activity enhancement reached approximately 31.8 times that of commercial Pt.
  • Demonstrated a dynamic LH migration mechanism involving PdHₓ formation and dehydrogenation, enhancing surface Pt sites and lowering the Volmer step energy barrier.

Conclusions:

  • The dynamic lattice hydrogen migration mechanism significantly enhances HOR activity.
  • PdHₓ acts as a hydrogen reservoir, facilitating continuous hydrogen supply to Pt surface sites.
  • This mechanism offers a new avenue for designing advanced electro-catalysts for hydrogen-related energy applications.