Interphase-oxidized ruthenium metal with half-filled d-orbitals for hydrogen oxidation in an alkaline solution
Jinxia Jiang, Sicheng Tao, Qian He, Jian Wang, Yuanyuan Zhou, Zhenyang Xie, Wei Ding, Zidong Wei
Abstract
The interphase-oxidized Ru clusters with half-filled 4d-orbitals can maintain a metallic surface for binding hydrogen at high anodic potential, leading to a high reactivity for hydrogen oxidation reaction in alkaline.
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InterphaseRutheniumReactivity (psychology)MetalHydrogenAtomic orbitalInorganic chemistryChemistryMaterials sciencePhotochemistryCatalysisElectronOrganic chemistryPhysicsBiologyQuantum mechanicsGeneticsAlternative medicineMedicinePathologyElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceAdvanced battery technologies research