Citation: Yuanmeng Zhao, Xuewei Wang, Zhen Li, Pingping Zhao, Congliang Tao, Gongzhen Cheng, Wei Luo. Enhanced catalytic activity of Ru through N modification toward alkaline hydrogen electrocatalysis[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2022, 33(2): 1065-1069. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.05.038 shu

Enhanced catalytic activity of Ru through N modification toward alkaline hydrogen electrocatalysis

Yuanmeng Zhao ^{a, 1} ,
Xuewei Wang ^{a, 1} ,
Zhen Li ^{a, 1} ,
Pingping Zhao ^{b, **,} ,
Congliang Tao ^c ,
Gongzhen Cheng ^a ,
Wei Luo ^{a, d, e, *,}

a.
College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
b.
School of Printing and Packaging, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
c.
Wuhan Foreign Language School, Wuhan 430022, China
d.
Suzhou Institute of Wuhan University, Suzhou 215123, China
e.
Yangzhou Kairuite Medical Products Co., Ltd., Yangzhou 225200, China

^**

ppzhao@whu.edu.cn

wluo@whu.edu.cn

Received Date: 28 April 2021
Revised Date: 16 May 2021
Accepted Date: 18 May 2021
Available Online: 25 May 2021

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Exploring highly efficient electrocatalysts and understanding the reaction mechanisms for hydrogen electrocatalysis, including hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline media are conducive to the conversion of hydrogen energy. Herein, we reported a new strategy to boost the HER/HOR performances of ruthenium (Ru) nanoparticles through nitrogen (N) modification. The obtained N-Ru/C exhibit remarkable catalytic performance, with normalized HOR exchange current density and mass activity of 0.56 mA/cm² and 0.54 mA/µg, respectively, about 4 and 4.5 times higher than those of Ru/C, and even twofold enhancement compared to commercial Pt/C. Moreover, at the overpotential of 50 mV, the normalized HER current density of N-Ru/C is 5.5 times higher than that of Ru/C. Experimental and density functional theory (DFT) results verify the electronic regulation of Ru after N incorporation, resulting in the optimized hydrogen adsorption Gibbs free energy (ΔG_H*) and hence enhancing the HOR/HER performance.
- Hydrogen oxidation reaction,
- Hydrogen evolution reaction,
- Ru,
- N-incorporation,
- DFT
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