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Bidirectional Electron Relay at TiN-TiO2 Interfaces Enables Oxidation-Resistant Ru for High-Potential Hydrogen
Xuejin Li1, Yanfu Tong1, Weiyue Luo1
1State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, P.R. China.
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Ruthenium-based catalysts are pivotal as cost-effective alternatives to Pt for alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR). However, they typically face irreversible deactivation above 0.2 V vs. RHE due to synergistic Ru oxidation/OHad over-adsorption. We propose a Taichi-inspired TiN-TiO2 heterophase-segregated electron-relay mechanism that dynamically balances bidirectional electron flow (Ru→TiN electron donation and TiO2→Ru electron replenishment), achieving complete activity retention (100%) even under 1.1 V operation. This potential-adaptive regulation can significantly inhibit electron redistribution and band compression under the high potential induced electric field, and effectively alleviate the d-band upshift and OH adsorption energy surge. Spatially decoupled Ti(TiN)-Ru bridge sites simultaneously adsorb OHad (Eads = -1.40 eV) and decouple Had/OHad adsorption domains, eliminating competitive binding. This configuration delivers triple synergies: 1) geometric isolation of reactive intermediates adsorption, 2) potential-responsive Ru0 stabilization, and 3) accelerated Volmer kinetics via interfacial hydroxyl migration. The Ru/TiN-TiO2 catalyst achieves 100% activity retention at 1.1 V vs. RHE (vs. >60% loss for Ru/TiN) with 73.23% metallic Ru0 preserved after 10 h operation. This work resolves the intrinsic activity-stability trade-off in Ru HOR catalysts and establishes dynamic charge-relay interfaces as a universal design paradigm for oxidation-prone electrocatalysts.
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