A corrosion-etching strategy for fabricating RuO<sub>2</sub> coupled with defective NiFeZn(OH)<sub><i>x</i></sub> for a highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction
Xiaofeng Li, Xupo Liu, Cuicui Zhang, Ran Wang, Gangya Wei, Tianfang Yang, Jing Zhang, Ye Chen, Shuyan Gao
Abstract
A facile corrosion-etching strategy is applied to synthesize RuO 2 coupled with defective NiFeZn(OH) x , which efficiently improves the poor intrinsic conductivity of NiFe hydroxide and reduces the kinetic energy barrier of Volmer step for HER process.
Topics & Concepts
Etching (microfabrication)CorrosionHydroxideMaterials scienceConductivityActivation energyKinetic energyChemical engineeringHydrogenNanotechnologyInorganic chemistryPhysical chemistryMetallurgyChemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistryLayer (electronics)Quantum mechanicsEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchCopper-based nanomaterials and applications