Breaking the symmetry of single-atom catalysts enables an extremely low energy barrier and high stability for large-current-density water splitting
Xueqin Mu, Xiangyao Gu, Shipeng Dai, Jiabing Chen, Yujia Cui, Qu Chen, Min Yu, Changyun Chen, Suli Liu, Shichun Mu
Abstract
The single-atomic-site doping of oxophilic-metal (Ru) species in FeCo-LDH leads to the active atom reconstruction at symmetry-breaking interfaces and then the excellent catalytic performance for OER/HER and overall water splitting at large current densities.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisWater splittingSymmetry breakingDopingSymmetry (geometry)Current (fluid)Chemical physicsAtom (system on chip)Materials scienceDensity functional theoryAtomic physicsCondensed matter physicsChemistryOptoelectronicsPhysicsComputational chemistryThermodynamicsQuantum mechanicsGeometryMathematicsBiochemistryPhotocatalysisComputer scienceEmbedded systemElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionSemiconductor materials and devicesAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques