Citation: Guo Yang, Kai Li, Hanshi Qu, Jianbing Zhu, Chunyu Ru, Meiling Xiao, Wei Xing, Changpeng Liu. Tailoring OH* adsorption strength on Ni/NbO_x for boosting alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction via oxygen vacancy[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(7): 110150. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110150 shu

Tailoring OH* adsorption strength on Ni/NbO_x for boosting alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction via oxygen vacancy

Guo Yang ^{a, b, 1} ,
Kai Li ^{d, 1} ,
Hanshi Qu ^e ,
Jianbing Zhu ^{a, b, c} ,
Chunyu Ru ^e ,
Meiling Xiao ^{a, b, c, *,} ,
Wei Xing ^{a, b, c, *,} ,
Changpeng Liu ^{a, b, c, *,}

a.
State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytic Chemistry, Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Low Carbon Chemistry Power, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
b.
School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
c.
CAS – HK Joint Laboratory for Hydrogen Energy, Changchun 130022, China
d.
State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
e.
Powertrain Department, Gerneral R&D Institude of China FAW, Changchun 130013, China

mlxiao@ciac.ac.cn

xingwei@ciac.ac.cn

liuchp@ciac.ac.cn

Received Date: 21 May 2024
Revised Date: 2 June 2024
Accepted Date: 20 June 2024
Available Online: 21 June 2024

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The development of efficient and robust non-precious metal electrocatalyst to drive the sluggish hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) is the key to the practical application of anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFC), which relies on the rational regulation of intermediates' binding strength. Herein, we reported a simple strategy to manipulate the adsorption energy of OH* on electrocatalyst surface via engineering Ni/NbO_x heterostructures with manageable oxygen vacancy (O_v). Theoretical calculations confirm that the electronic effect between Ni and NbO_x could weaken the hydrogen adsorption on Ni, and the interfacial oxygen vacancy tailor hydroxide binding energy (OHBE). The optimized HBE and OHBE contribute to reduce formation energy of water during the alkaline HOR process. Furthermore, in situ Raman spectroscopy monitor the dynamic process that OH* adsorbed on oxygen vacancy and react with adjacent H* adsorbed Ni, confirming the vital role of OH* for alkaline HOR process. As a result, the optimal Ni/NbO_x exhibits a remarkable intrinsic activity with a specific activity of 0.036 mA/cm², which is 4-fold than that of pristine Ni counterpart and surpasses most non-precious electrocatalysts ever reported.
- Hydrogen oxidation reaction,
- Anion exchange membrane fuel cells,
- Non-precious metal catalyst,
- Oxygen vacancy,
- Heterostructure,
- Hydroxyl binding energy
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