Electronically delocalized Ir enables efficient and stable acidic water splitting
Hao Hu, Farhad M. D. Kazim, Zihao Ye, Yuhua Xie, Quan Zhang, Konggang Qu, Jingxiang Xu, Weiwei Cai, Shenglin Xiao, Zehui Yang
Abstract
The incorporation of Au to Ir nanoparticles induced electronic delocalization of Ir atoms enables stable and efficient acidic water splitting.
Topics & Concepts
Delocalized electronWater splittingChemical physicsNanoparticleChemistryPhotochemistryMaterials scienceNanotechnologyCrystallographyPhotocatalysisOrganic chemistryCatalysisElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsCopper-based nanomaterials and applications