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  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Spintronics

Background:

  • Catalyst performance is often limited by scaling relationships between intermediate binding energies.
  • Existing methods to overcome these limitations are frequently ineffective.
  • Magnetic materials can alter adsorption energies, but their application is restricted.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate tunable electrocatalytic activity in nonmagnetic metals using proximity-induced magnetism.
  • To explore a novel approach for overcoming scaling relationships in catalysis.
  • To demonstrate the utility of spintronics-based structures for catalytic applications.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of multilayer electrodes with ferromagnetic (CoB) and nonmagnetic (Au, Pt) layers.
  • Electrochemical measurements of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity.
  • Analysis of catalytic current dependence on capping layer thickness and magnetic field.
  • Density Functional Theory (DFT) simulations.

Main Results:

  • Tunable HER electrocatalytic activity was achieved in Au and Pt using an underlying CoB ferromagnet.
  • Proximity-induced magnetism (PIM), not magnetohydrodynamic effects, was identified as the mechanism.
  • DFT confirmed the breaking of scaling relationships for the Tafel HER mechanism.
  • Thin-film spintronic structures enable spin-polarized catalysis in nonmagnetic metals.

Conclusions:

  • Proximity-induced magnetism offers a versatile strategy to enhance electrocatalysis at nonmagnetic metals.
  • Spintronics fabrication techniques provide a platform for developing advanced catalysts.
  • This work opens new avenues for catalyst design by leveraging spin effects.