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NANOSCALE
Volume 14, Issue 40, Pages 14913-14920Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d2nr04285a
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- Basic Science Research Program of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) [2021R1A6A1A03038785, 2022R1A2C4001692]
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korean government (MSIT) [2022R1A2C4001844]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2022R1A2C4001692, 2022R1A2C4001844] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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High catalytic activity, long-term stability, and economical Pt-free catalysts are needed for the hydrogen evolution reaction in renewable energy systems. Researchers have designed Pd-doped hollow Ru-Te nanorods as a promising alternative to Pt catalysts. These nanorods showed twice the catalytic activity of Pt and maintained their activity during a continuous test of 2000 cycles, reducing the cost significantly.
High catalytic activity, long-term stability, and economical Pt-free catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are required for the conversion of renewable energy systems. Noble nanomaterial Pt is a superior electrolysis catalyst for water splitting under typical experimental conditions with a relatively low overpotential. However, the use of Pt is limited by its high cost and activity degradation over time. Among several prospective alternatives, Ru has emerged as a promising alkaline electrolysis catalyst because of its significant catalytic activity and reduced cost compared to Pt. We designed and suggested Pd-doped hollow Ru-Te nanorods (PdRuTeNRs) via successive galvanic replacement reactions of sacrificial Te nanotemplates to further boost efficiency. The Pd/partially oxidized RuO2/Ru/Te hetero-interfaced composition exhibited an HER mass activity of 11.3 A g(-1) Ru, twice that of Pt. In addition, the present PdRuTeNRs sufficiently maintained the activity from the 2000-cycle continuous test, greatly reducing the required cost by a quarter.
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