Issue 2, 2019

Single Ru atoms with precise coordination on a monolayer layered double hydroxide for efficient electrooxidation catalysis

Abstract

The catalytic properties of single-atom catalysts (SACs) can be influenced largely by the chemical environment exerted by supports. Therefore, a precise location of the single atom is essential for understanding of the reaction mechanism and design of novel SACs. However, the preparation of SACs with a precise location remains a great challenge. Herein, we report a facile one-step method to synthesize single Ru atoms supported on a monolayer NiFe-layered double hydroxide (mono-NiFe). Detailed studies demonstrate that the single Ru atoms are not dispersed randomly in the LDH structure, but are uniquely located on the top of the Fe-metal atom of mono-NiFe via three oxygen atoms. Furthermore, these SACs prove to be highly active for the hydrazine electrooxidation reaction. Density functional theory calculations demonstrate that the single Ru atoms can stabilize the hydrazine electrooxidation intermediate with one unpaired electron (*N2H3 and *N2H), thus lowering the reaction barrier for the rate-determining step. Moreover, the loading amount of single Ru atoms with a precise location can even go up to 7.0 wt% without any aggregation.

Graphical abstract: Single Ru atoms with precise coordination on a monolayer layered double hydroxide for efficient electrooxidation catalysis

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
09 oct. 2018
Accepted
20 nov. 2018
First published
20 nov. 2018
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Sci., 2019,10, 378-384

Single Ru atoms with precise coordination on a monolayer layered double hydroxide for efficient electrooxidation catalysis

Z. Wang, S. Xu, Y. Xu, L. Tan, X. Wang, Y. Zhao, H. Duan and Y. Song, Chem. Sci., 2019, 10, 378 DOI: 10.1039/C8SC04480E

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