TY - JOUR
T1 - Strain regulation of bond length in single Ru sites via curving support surface for enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction
AU - Liu, Yan
AU - Xing, Liwen
AU - Liu, Yaqi
AU - Lian, Dianxing
AU - Chen, Mohaoyang
AU - Zhang, Weiwei
AU - Wu, Ke
AU - Zhu, Hongdan
AU - Sun, Zhiyi
AU - Chen, Wenxing
AU - Wu, Peng
AU - Wang, Dingsheng
AU - Ji, Yongjun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2024/9/15
Y1 - 2024/9/15
N2 - The intrinsic activity of single-atom catalysts is influenced by the local electronic structures of metal centers, with existing modulation strategies limited to adjacent atomic coordination. However, the impacts of support surface geometry on local bonding environment, and thus electronic structures of single-atom centers have rarely been known. Here, we prepared highly curved B,N co-doped carbon-supported ruthenium catalyst with an ultra-low Ru loading of 0.4 wt%, which exhibited an ultrahigh turnover frequency (TOF) of 10 H2 s−1 (38 times that of Pt/C) and superior stability in alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). We found that curving support surface induced the strain, resulting in 1.5% compressed Ru-N and 4% stretched Ru-B bonds, leading to the accumulation of positive charge and quenching of spin polarization at Ru sites, thereby achieving the optimal binding of H* and enhanced performance for HER. This work highlights the significant support effects upon the structural design of active sites.
AB - The intrinsic activity of single-atom catalysts is influenced by the local electronic structures of metal centers, with existing modulation strategies limited to adjacent atomic coordination. However, the impacts of support surface geometry on local bonding environment, and thus electronic structures of single-atom centers have rarely been known. Here, we prepared highly curved B,N co-doped carbon-supported ruthenium catalyst with an ultra-low Ru loading of 0.4 wt%, which exhibited an ultrahigh turnover frequency (TOF) of 10 H2 s−1 (38 times that of Pt/C) and superior stability in alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). We found that curving support surface induced the strain, resulting in 1.5% compressed Ru-N and 4% stretched Ru-B bonds, leading to the accumulation of positive charge and quenching of spin polarization at Ru sites, thereby achieving the optimal binding of H* and enhanced performance for HER. This work highlights the significant support effects upon the structural design of active sites.
KW - Bond length
KW - Curved support
KW - Hydrogen evolution reaction
KW - Ruthenium single atom
KW - Strain
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.124088
DO - 10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.124088
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85190779511
SN - 0926-3373
VL - 353
JO - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
JF - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
M1 - 124088
ER -