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Subham Naik1, Soumili Dutta1, Hiranmayee Senapati1
1Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur 760003, Odisha, India.
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We report the crystal growth and comprehensive studies including crystal and electronic structure and magnetic and electrochemical properties of the hexavalent ruthenium oxyhydroxide Sr3Ru2O8(OH)2 prepared through a low-temperature hydrothermal method. Single crystals and powder samples of this phase are isolated by optimizing the Sr-(OH)2·8H2O to KRuO4 ratio while maintaining a high base concentration. The new structure consists of a rare five-coordinated RuVI featuring isolated trigonal prisms and crystallizing in a noncentrosymmetric tetragonal system. Isolated Ru polyhedra leading to a large spatial distance (∼5 Å) between the Ru metal centers render the compound paramagnetic despite strong antiferromagnetic correlation. Band structure calculation suggests a metal-like electronic ground state with mostly Ru d and O p orbitals contributing to the Fermi surface. The electrochemical performance of Sr3Ru2O8(OH)2, though not as impressive as that of RuO2, remains relevant and is on par with other reported OER catalysts.
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