Realization of electron-deficient Ru sites <i>via</i> Co<sub>4</sub>N coupling for synergistically enhanced alkaline hydrogen evolution
Mengyuan Xing, Xuyun Guo, Wenfang Yuan, Wenxuan Chen, Mengmeng Du, Lejuan Cai, Valeria Nicolosi, Yang Chai, Bocheng Qiu
Abstract
The effective charge transfer from Ru to Co 4 N allows an optimized water adsorption energy and more electrons to activate H 2 O molecules, thus realizing an enhanced activity for hydrogen evolution.
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ElectronHydrogenAdsorptionElectron transferMoleculeChemistryCoupling (piping)Chemical physicsRealization (probability)Hydrogen moleculeCharge (physics)Atomic physicsInorganic chemistryPhotochemistryMaterials sciencePhysical chemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsMathematicsMetallurgyStatisticsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAdvanced battery technologies research