Crystalline/amorphous hetero-phase Ru nanoclusters for efficient electrocatalytic oxygen reduction and hydrogen evolution
Shuangquan Liu, Lanxin Dai, Yunteng Qu, Yu Qiu, Jianxiong Fan, Xue Li, Qinghua Zhang, Xiaohui Guo
Abstract
Novel amorphous/crystalline hetero-phase Ru clusters anchored on N-doped graphene nanosheets can be fabricated via a two-step synthetic strategy. The as-prepared Ru/N-G catalysts exhibit outstanding electrocatalytic performances for both ORR and HER.
Topics & Concepts
NanoclustersAmorphous solidMaterials scienceOxygen reductionCatalysisGraphenePhase (matter)ElectrocatalystChemical engineeringDopingOxygen evolutionHydrogenNanotechnologyInorganic chemistryCrystallographyChemistryPhysical chemistryElectrodeElectrochemistryOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced Memory and Neural ComputingElectrochemical Analysis and Applications