NiO<sub><i>x</i></sub>-supported PtRh nanoalloy enables high-performance hydrogen evolution reaction under universal pH conditions
Dinesh Bhalothia, Yu-Min Yu, Yi-Ru Lin, Tzu- Hsi Huang, Che Yan, Jyh‐Fu Lee, Kuan‐Wen Wang, Tsan‐Yao Chen
Abstract
The collaboration between neighbouring reaction sites in the sub-nanometer domains of the PtRh nanoalloy promote HER kinetics, where the Rh and Pt sites synergistically trigger the proton adsorption and reduction kinetics. The RhO x and NiO x sites favour HO–H bond cleavage.
Topics & Concepts
Non-blocking I/OKineticsCleavage (geology)AdsorptionProtonHydrogenMaterials scienceChemical kineticsChemistryBond cleavageNanotechnologyChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryPhysical chemistryCatalysisPhysicsOrganic chemistryComposite materialEngineeringQuantum mechanicsFracture (geology)Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesNanomaterials for catalytic reactions