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Xiaojuan Zhang1,2, Zhiyuan Xia2, Zhiqiang Li1,2
1High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China.
Abstract:
The interfacial electronic structure has a significant influence on the electrocatalytic activity and durability of metal oxide-supported ruthenium (Ru) electrocatalysts for the alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR). Herein, we optimize the interfacial electronic structure by tuning the Ru-O bonds within MnO lattice-confined Ru electrocatalysts, creating efficient and stable sites for alkaline HOR. The formed Ru-O bonds generate localized interfacial electrons and a downshifted d-band center of interfacial Ru atoms, which results in optimal adsorption ability of H* and OH* together with the reduced energy barrier of H2O formation. The mass activity achieves 1.26 mA μgRu-1 in 0.1 M KOH, which is 13.0-fold and 8.0-fold higher than that of the contrast Ru/C (0.097 mA μgRu-1) and commercial Pt/C (0.158 mA μgPt-1), respectively, while also exhibiting favorable durability and CO tolerance. This work highlights the rational design of Ru-O bonds in optimizing the interfacial electronic structure to enhance the alkaline HOR activity.
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