Ni4N Interspersed Ru for Enhanced Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction in Alkaline Medium
Abstract
We report a novel Pt-free Ru-Ni4N/C heterostructured catalyst, prepared by selective Ni nitridation during RuNi alloy annealing in NH3. It outperforms Pt/C, RuNi alloy and Ru/C in alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR), with specific activity of 0.4 mA cm -2 at 0.1 V vs. RHE twice above Ru/C, due to optimized H binding energy and enhanced water adsorption via Ni alloying and heterostructure formation.
- This article is part of the themed collection: ChemComm Electrocatalysis
Please wait while we load your content...