Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance of RuO2 nanorods grown on top of WO3 nanotube arrays
Abstract
Water
electrolysis
has
been
deemed
as
a
simple,
safe,
and
clean
way
to
realize
sustainable
hydrogen
production.
However,
efficacious
water
for
production
is
highly
dependent
on
efficient
stable
electrocatalysts.
Herein,
we
report
nanorod/nanotube
array
composite
electrocatalyst
toward
evolution
reaction
(HER)
in
both
basic
acidic
electrolytes.
For
the
composite,
One-dimensional
RuO2
nanorods
(NRs)
were
grown
top
of
WO3
nanotube
arrays
(NTA)
through
facile
solution
impregnation
method
followed
by
high-temperature
calcination.
The
obtained
NRs/WO3
NTA
demonstrates
superb
electrocatalytic
activity
HER
medias.
To
achieve
current
density
10
mA
cm−
2,
required
overpotentials
are
33
mV
1
M
KOH
62
0.5
H2SO4,
respectively.
Furthermore,
also
shows
an
excellent
long-term
electrochemical
stability
alkaline
superior
most
reported
RuO2-based
Ru-based
electrocatalysts,
even
comparable
state-of-the-art
Pt/C
catalyst.
could
be
attributed
structural
merits
including
large
surface
area
with
abundant
catalytically
active
sites,
specific
charge
transport
channel
ensuring
enhanced
kinetics
favorable
bubble
formation
release.
present
work
sheds
new
light
designing
novel
one-dimensional
structures
generation.
Simultaneously,
designed
structure
this
expected
applied
other
energy
conversion
devices.
Published: April 3, 2025
Language: Английский