Wei Wang , Yingwei Li , Jia Wang , Rui Xiao , Kuanguan Liu , Xudong Song , Guangsuo Yu , Baojun Ma
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Abstract
The sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) represents a critical bottleneck in renewable energy technologies, such as water electrolysis. Although RuO2 is the most active material for OER, it suffers from the significant loss in performance due to the over-oxidation of Ru cations. Here, a hybrid FeV oxide/nitride electrocatalyst anchored strategy is creatively proposed to stabilize atomically isolated Ru for outstanding OER activity. The oxidation state of Ru is in high-valence (Run+, n > 4) and remains stable during the OER process. This is realized by the VOx leaching and the electrons redistributed through the interfacial Ru-N-Fe bond. Furthermore, a highly reactive Ru and Fe sites can be generated, which synergistically optimize the reaction thermodynamics and kinetics. These crucial findings offer a simple approach to design cost-efficient, highly catalytic heterogeneous system for OER in renewable energy devices.
缓慢的析氧反应(OER)是水电解等可再生能源技术的关键瓶颈。虽然RuO2是OER中最活跃的材料,但由于Ru离子的过度氧化,它的性能损失很大。本文创造性地提出了一种FeV氧化物/氮化物混合电催化剂锚定策略,以稳定原子分离的Ru,使其具有出色的OER活性。Ru的氧化态为高价态(Run+, n >;4)在OER过程中保持稳定。这是通过VOx浸出和电子通过界面Ru-N-Fe键重新分配来实现的。此外,还可以生成高活性的Ru和Fe位点,从而协同优化反应热力学和动力学。这些重要的发现提供了一个简单的方法来设计成本效益高,高催化多相系统的OER在可再生能源装置。
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