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A Sustainable Route to Ruthenium Phosphide (RuP)/Ru Heterostructures with Electron‐Shuttling of Interfacial Ru for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution

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Li, Daohao, Cai, Rongsheng, Zheng, Dongyong, Ren, Jun, Dong, Chung‐Li, Huang, Yu‐Cheng, Haigh, Sarah J., Liu, Xien +4 more·2024·Advanced Science
DOI 10.1002/advs.202309869PMC PMC11165549
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Ruthenium (Ru) is a promising electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), despite suffering from low activity in non‐acidic conditions due to the high kinetic energy barrier of H 2 O dissociation. Herein, the synthesis of carbon nanosheet‐supported RuP/Ru heterostructures (RuP/Ru@CNS) from a natural polysaccharide is reported and demonstrates its behavior as an effective HER electrocatalyst in non‐acidic conditions. The RuP/Ru@CNS exhibits low overpotential (106 mV at 200 mA·cm −2 ) in alkaline electrolyte, exceeding most reported Ru‐based electrocatalysts. The electron shuttling between Ru atoms at the RuP/Ru interface results in a lowered energy barrier for H 2 O dissociation by electron‐deficient Ru atoms in the pure Ru phase, as well as optimized H * adsorption of electron‐gaining Ru atoms in the neighboring RuP. A low H * spillover energy barrier between Ru atoms at the RuP/Ru interface further boosts HER kinetics. This study demonstrates a sustainable method for the fabrication of efficient Ru‐based electrocatalysts and provides a more detailed understanding of interface effects in HER catalysis.

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  • Ruthenium is a compelling alternative to Pt for hydrogen production due to its relatively lower cost, favorable hydrogen adsorption energy, and well-established catalytic performance.

    “ruthenium (Ru) has emerged as a compelling alternative to Pt for hydrogen production due to its relatively lower cost, favorable hydrogen adsorption energy, and well-established catalytic performance [8–12].”

    From Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis Enabled by Ru Nanoparticles on Few‐Layer Black Phosphorus/Graphene Heterostructured Aerogels (2026) · cites this paper as [10]

    The Introduction (page unavailable) calls Ru catalysts promising for hydrogen evolution and describes their extensive study, supporting the claim about established catalytic performance. It does not establish that Ru costs less than Pt. The Results and Discussion (page unavailable) finds that pure Ru binds hydrogen strongly, making H₂ desorption difficult; more favorable adsorption behavior is achieved in the engineered RuP/Ru heterostructure, not attributed to Ru generally. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Li, D., Cai, R., Zheng, D., Ren, J., Dong, C., Huang, Y., Haigh, S. J., Liu, X., Gong, F., Liu, Y., Liu, J., & Yang, D.
Affiliations
  • Qingdao University (CN)
  • University of Manchester (GB)
  • North University of China (CN)
  • Tamkang University (TW)
  • Department of Physics Tamkang University New Taipei City 25137 Taiwan
  • Qingdao University of Science and Technology (CN)
  • Zhengzhou University of Light Industry (CN)
  • Taiyuan University of Technology (CN)
  • Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (CN)
Corresponding author
  • Liu, Yiming
  • Liu, Jian
  • Yang, Dongjiang
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Advanced Science
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2024-03-28
Volume
11
Issue
22
Pages
e2309869-e2309869
ISSN
2198-3844 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1002/advs.202309869
PMC
PMC11165549
OpenAlex
W4393277059
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en
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  • Tamkang University Institutional Repository (TKUIR) (submittedVersion)
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Funders
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (P/R027129/1, EP/R00661X/1)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (52002359)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Hydrogen Storage and Materials
Keywords
ruthenium phosphide, hydrogen evolution reaction, alkaline electrolyte, carbon nanosheets, electron shuttling, interfacial electron transfer, water dissociation, H* adsorption, interface effects

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