Work‐function‐induced Interfacial Built‐in Electric Fields in Os‐OsSe<sub>2</sub>Heterostructures for Active Acidic and Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution
Ding Chen, Ruihu Lu, Ruohan Yu, Yuhang Dai, Hongyu Zhao, Dulan Wu, Pengyan Wang, Jiawei Zhu, Zonghua Pu, Lei Chen, Jun Yu, Shichun Mu
Abstract
Abstract Theoretical calculations unveil that the formation of Os‐OsSe 2 heterostructures with neutralized work function (WF) perfectly balances the electronic state between strong (Os) and weak (OsSe 2 ) adsorbents and bidirectionally optimizes the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity of Os sites, significantly reducing thermodynamic energy barrier and accelerating kinetics process. Then, heterostructural Os‐OsSe 2 is constructed for the first time by a molten salt method and confirmed by in‐depth structural characterization. Impressively, due to highly active sites endowed by the charge balance effect, Os‐OsSe 2 exhibits ultra‐low overpotentials for HER in both acidic (26 mV @ 10 mA cm −2 ) and alkaline (23 mV @ 10 mA cm −2 ) media, surpassing commercial Pt catalysts. Moreover, the solar‐to‐hydrogen device assembled with Os‐OsSe 2 further highlights its potential application prospects. Profoundly, this special heterostructure provides a new model for rational selection of heterocomponents.