Dalton Transactions,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
54(3), P. 1261 - 1269
Published: Nov. 20, 2024
Appropriate
contact
between
catalysts
and
reactants
calls
for
optimized
exposure
of
active
sites
in
the
near-surface
region,
which
can
be
accomplished
by
tuning
surface
reconstruction
degree.
Small,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 21, 2025
Abstract
Ruthenium
(Ru)
–based
catalysts
have
been
considered
a
promising
candidate
for
efficient
sustainable
hydrogen
and
chlor‐alkali
co‐production.
Theoretical
calculations
disclosed
that
the
hollow
sites
on
Ru
surface
strong
adsorption
energies
of
H
Cl
species,
which
inevitably
leads
to
poor
activity
cathodic
evolution
reaction
(HER)
anodic
chlorine
(CER),
respectively.
Furthermore,
it
confirmed
anchoring
Lewis
acid
oxide
nanoparticles
such
as
MgO
can
induce
formation
onion‐like
charge
distribution
atoms
around
nanoparticles,
thereby
exposing
Ru‐bridge
at
interface
excellent
accelerate
both
HER
CER.
Under
guidance
theoretical
calculations,
novel
dispersed
(MgO
x
‐Ru)
electrocatalyst
is
successfully
prepared.
In
strongly
alkaline
saline
media,
‐Ru
recorded
CER
electrocatalytic
with
very
low
overpotential
19
mV
74
current
density
10
mA
cm
−2
,
More
stirringly,
electrochemical
test
electrodes
under
simulated
electrolysis
conditions
demonstrated
superior
performance
industrial
commercial
20
wt%
Pt/C
dimensionally
stable
anode
(DSA).