Surface conversion derived core-shell nanostructures of Co particles@RuCo alloy for superior hydrogen evolution in alkali and seawater

Huawei Huang; Hyeonjung Jung; Cheol Young Park; Seongbeen Kim; Ahryeon Lee; Hyunwoo Jun; Jaeryung Choi; Jeong Woo Han; Jinwoo Lee

doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121554

Surface conversion derived core-shell nanostructures of Co particles@RuCo alloy for superior hydrogen evolution in alkali and seawater

Huawei Huang, Hyeonjung Jung, Cheol Young Park, Seongbeen Kim, Ahryeon Lee, Hyunwoo Jun, Jaeryung Choi, Jeong Woo Han^*, Jinwoo Lee

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Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkali involves higher energy barriers and slow reaction kinetics due to involving water dissociation process. Catalysts with proper surface properties are highly needed to optimize the surface binding energy with reaction intermediates and enhance intrinsic catalytic activity. Herein, we present an effective strategy to construct a self-standing catalyst with core-shell structure, which is composited of metallic Co nanoparticles coated by RuCo alloy layer with optimized surface properties. The Ru attracts electrons from Co and optimizes the surface electronic structure. Theoretical calculations demonstrate that the water dissociation barrier on the Co surface is decreased from 0.65 eV to 0.58 eV after alloying with Ru. Experimental results reveal that the synthesized Co@RuCo-3 features highly efficient catalytic activity together with good stability at large current densities for HER in alkali, as well as in alkaline seawater and pure seawater.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	121554
Journal	Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
Volume	315
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121554
State	Published - Oct 15 2022

Keywords

Alloy
Cobalt
Core-shell
Electrocatalysis
Hydrogen evolution

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Catalysis
General Environmental Science
Process Chemistry and Technology

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