Journal
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Volume 13, Issue 12, Pages 5152-5164Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d0ee03183f
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- Institute for Basic Science [IBS-R011-D1]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [IBS-R011-D1-2020-A00] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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Designing efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts based on single-atom catalysts is a highly promising option for cost-effective alkaline water electrolyzers. However, the instability of the OOH* intermediate and high energy barrier for the rate-determining step (RDS) (O* to OOH*) on the pure bimetallic-alloy represent serious challenges. Here, we report atomically dispersed Ru single-atoms on a cobalt-iron bimetallic-alloy encapsulated by graphitic carbon (RuSACoFe2/G) as an efficient and durable electrocatalyst for the alkaline OER. In-depth X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy (AC-TEM) along with theoretical calculations were employed to validate the isolated Ru sites in the surface-oxygen rich alloy. RuSACoFe(2)/G displays exceptional intrinsic activity, achieving a record low overpotential of only 180 mV at 10 mA cm(-2) with superior durability in alkali media. Density functional theory (DFT) simulations revealed that the isolated Ru sites with pre-adsorbed surface oxygen species on a bimetallic-alloy efficiently stabilize the OOH* intermediate and significantly reduce the energy barrier for the RDS, boosting the intrinsic OER activity. Our integrated alkaline electrolyzer demands a low cell voltage of 1.48 V at 10 mA cm(-2), suggesting that it has potential for use in practical applications.
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