Boron Nanosheet-Supported Rh Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution: A New Territory for the Strong Metal-Support Interaction Effect
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High-efficiency electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) offers a promising strategy to address energy and environmental crisis. Platinum is the most effective electrocatalyst for the HER. However, challenging scarcity, valuableness, and poor electrochemical stability still hinder its wide application. Here, we designed an outstanding HER electrocatalyst, highly dispersed rhodium (Rh) nanoparticles with an average diameter of only 3 nm supported on boron (B) nanosheets. The HER catalytic activity is even comparable to that of commercial platinum catalysts, with an overpotential of only 66 mV in 0.5 M H 2 SO 4 and 101 mV in 1 M KOH to reach the current density of 10 mA cm −2 . Meanwhile, the catalyst exhibited impressive electrochemical durability during long-term electrochemical processes in acidic and alkaline media, even the simulated seawater environment. Theoretical calculations unraveled that the structure–activity relationship between B(104) crystal plane and Rh(111) crystal plane is beneficial to the release of hydrogen, and surface O plays a vital role in the catalysis process. Our work may gain insights into the development of supported metal catalysts with robust catalytic performance through precise engineering of the strong metal-supported interaction effect.
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- Authors
- Chen, K., Wang, Z., Wang, L., Wu, X., Hu, B., Liu, Z., & Wu, M.
- Affiliations
- Shanghai University (CN)
- Nanyang Technological University (SG)
- Corresponding author
- Wang, Liang
- Liu, Zheng
- Wu, Minghong
- Venue
- Nano-Micro Letters
- Published
- 2021-06-08
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 138-138
- ISSN
- 2150-5551 (ISSN-L)
- 2311-6706
- PMC
- PMC8187687
- OpenAlex
- W3189928476
- Cited by
- 77
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 4
- FWCI
- 2.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- Nano-Micro Letters (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- DR-NTU (Nanyang Technological University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (21901154, IRT17R71, 21671129)
- Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (21671129, IRT-17R71, 21901154)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Hydrogen Storage and Materials
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Fuel Cells and Related Materials
- Keywords
- hydrogen evolution reaction, rhodium nanoparticles, boron nanosheets, strong metal-support interaction, electrocatalysts, platinum-free catalysts, structure-activity relationship, surface oxygen, electrochemical durability, seawater electrocatalysis, acidic and alkaline media
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