scholarly journals Recent progress on precious metal single atom materials for water splitting catalysis

SusMat ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Zhou ◽  
Shi‐Yu Lu ◽  
Shaojun Guo
Author(s):  
Kaiyao Wu ◽  
Fei Chu ◽  
Yuying Meng ◽  
Kaveh Edalati ◽  
Qingsheng Gao ◽  
...  

Transition metal-based amorphous alloys have attracted increasing attention as precious-metal-free electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) of water splitting due to their high macro-conductivity and abundant surface active sites. However,...


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Panlong Zhai ◽  
Mingyue Xia ◽  
Yunzhen Wu ◽  
Guanghui Zhang ◽  
Junfeng Gao ◽  
...  

AbstractRational design of single atom catalyst is critical for efficient sustainable energy conversion. However, the atomic-level control of active sites is essential for electrocatalytic materials in alkaline electrolyte. Moreover, well-defined surface structures lead to in-depth understanding of catalytic mechanisms. Herein, we report a single-atomic-site ruthenium stabilized on defective nickel-iron layered double hydroxide nanosheets (Ru1/D-NiFe LDH). Under precise regulation of local coordination environments of catalytically active sites and the existence of the defects, Ru1/D-NiFe LDH delivers an ultralow overpotential of 18 mV at 10 mA cm−2 for hydrogen evolution reaction, surpassing the commercial Pt/C catalyst. Density functional theory calculations reveal that Ru1/D-NiFe LDH optimizes the adsorption energies of intermediates for hydrogen evolution reaction and promotes the O–O coupling at a Ru–O active site for oxygen evolution reaction. The Ru1/D-NiFe LDH as an ideal model reveals superior water splitting performance with potential for the development of promising water-alkali electrocatalysts.


ChemInform ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (9) ◽  
pp. no-no
Author(s):  
Jiahai Wang ◽  
Wei Cui ◽  
Qian Liu ◽  
Zhicai Xing ◽  
Abdullah M. Asiri ◽  
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