Stabilization of ruthenium nanoparticles over NiV-LDH surface for enhanced electrochemical water splitting: an oxygen vacancy approach
Arun Karmakar, Kannimuthu Karthick, Selvasundarasekar Sam Sankar, Sangeetha Kumaravel, Ragunath Madhu, Krishnendu Bera, Hariharan N. Dhandapani, Sreenivasan Nagappan, P. Murugan, Subrata Kundu
Abstract
Oxygen vacancy assisted stabilization of Ru@NiV-LDH was achieved via wet chemical methods. Ru@NiV-LDH showed an excellent water splitting activity. DFT analysis confirmed the stabilization Ru NPs over the LDH surface by 3.8 ± 0.5 eV adsorption energy.
Topics & Concepts
RutheniumOxygenAdsorptionElectrochemistryNanoparticleVacancy defectMaterials scienceChemistryInorganic chemistryPhotochemistryNanotechnologyPhysical chemistryCatalysisCrystallographyOrganic chemistryElectrodeElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques