Interfacing RuO<sub>2</sub>with Pt to induce efficient charge transfer from Pt to RuO<sub>2</sub>for highly efficient and stable oxygen evolution in acidic media
Taehyun Kwon, Heesu Yang, Minki Jun, Taekyung Kim, Jinwhan Joo, Jun Kim, Hionsuck Baik, Jin Young Kim, Kwangyeol Lee
Abstract
Efficient charge transfer from<italic>in situ</italic>formed PtO<sub>x</sub>to catalytically active RuO<sub>2</sub>in hetero-interfaced Au@Pt/RuO<sub>2</sub>nanowires effectively prevents the overoxidation of RuO<sub>2</sub>to soluble species during OER, leading to durable OER catalysis.
Topics & Concepts
Oxygen evolutionInterfacingCatalysisCharge (physics)NanowireOxygenChemistryNanotechnologyMaterials sciencePhysical chemistryPhysicsElectrochemistryElectrodeComputer scienceOrganic chemistryComputer hardwareQuantum mechanicsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchFuel Cells and Related Materials