Open AccessPromoted alkaline hydrogen evolution by an N-doped Pt–Ru single atom alloy
Author(s) -
Ming Luo,
Jinyan Cai,
Jiasui Zou,
Zheng Jiang,
Gongming Wang,
Xiongwu Kang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of materials chemistry. a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.637
H-Index - 212
eISSN - 2050-7488
pISSN - 2050-7496
DOI - 10.1039/d1ta03593b
Subject(s) - alloy , dissociation (chemistry) , doping , desorption , hydrogen , atom (system on chip) , hydrogen atom , materials science , chemistry , crystallography , inorganic chemistry , metallurgy , optoelectronics , adsorption , organic chemistry , alkyl , computer science , embedded system
N incorporation induces d orbital tuning and promotes water dissociation on Ru, while single Pt atoms facilitate H desorption. The two effects synergistically enable the excellent alkaline HER performance on an N-doped Pt–Ru single atom alloy.