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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20503-7
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- JST-PRESTO 'Creation of Innovative Core Technology for Manufacture and Use of Energy Carriers from Renewable Energy' [JPMJPR1541, JPMJPR1444, JPMJPR1341]
- Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF)
- JSPS [JP20H04628, JP20H04639, JP17H06460]
- JSPS KAKENHI [JP18K14174, JP19K15505, JP20K22546]
- MEXT, Japan [JPMXP09A19NM0033]
- TEPCO Memorial Foundation
- Foundation for Promotion of Material Science and Technology of Japan (MST Foundation)
- Grand for Basic Science Research Projects from The Sumitomo Foundation
- Iketani Science and Technology Foundation
- University of Tsukuba Basic Research Support Program Type S
- CRDAM-IMR, Tohoku University [20G0002]
- MaxWater initiative of the Max Planck Society
- Japanese government MEXT scholarship
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The study reveals that increasing the number of graphene-covering layers significantly alters the hydrogen evolution reaction performances of nickel and copper, while graphene-covering technology provides a promising approach to achieve a non-noble-metal catalyst with corrosion protection and catalytic activity under acidic media.
Graphene-covering is a promising approach for achieving an acid-stable, non-noble-metal-catalysed hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Optimization of the number of graphene-covering layers and the density of defects generated by chemical doping is crucial for achieving a balance between corrosion resistance and catalytic activity. Here, we investigate the influence of charge transfer and proton penetration through the graphene layers on the HER mechanisms of the non-noble metals Ni and Cu in an acidic electrolyte. We find that increasing the number of graphene-covering layers significantly alters the HER performances of Ni and Cu. The proton penetration explored through electrochemical experiments and simulations reveals that the HER activity of the graphene-covered catalysts is governed by the degree of proton penetration, as determined by the number of graphene-covering layers. Graphene-covering technology provides a promising approach for achieving a non-noble-metal-catalyst with corrosion protection and catalytic activity under acidic media. Here, the authors unveil that the electrochemical hydrogen evolution mechanism is governed by the proton penetration phenomenon.
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