Reducing defects in ruthenium oxide via crystal engineering towards a durable acid oxygen evolution reaction

Abstract

The insufficient stability of RuO2 for industrial proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) remains a major challenge. Here, we report a crystal engineering strategy to fabricate undoped RuO2 with reduced defects, which delivers excellent activity (187.7 mV@10 mA cm−2), superior stability (250 h), and durable PEMWE performance (200 h@100 mA cm−2).

Graphical abstract: Reducing defects in ruthenium oxide via crystal engineering towards a durable acid oxygen evolution reaction

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 Mar 2026
Accepted
30 Apr 2026
First published
13 May 2026

Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article

Reducing defects in ruthenium oxide via crystal engineering towards a durable acid oxygen evolution reaction

J. Peng, J. Su, R. Li, Z. Fang, Q. Xiong, C. Wu, Z. Liu, J. Tian, W. Zhang, Z. Yao and J. Wu, Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D6CC01718E

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