High Performance Electrocatalytic Reaction of Hydrogen and Oxygen on Ruthenium Nanoclusters

Ruquan Ye; Yuanyue Liu; Zhiwei Peng; Tuo Wang; Almaz S. Jalilov; Boris I. Yakobson; Su-Huai Wei; James M. Tour

doi:10.1021/acsami.6b15725

Author(s)

Yuanyue Liu
Zhiwei Peng
Tuo Wang
Almaz S. Jalilov
Boris I. Yakobson
Su-Huai Wei
James M. Tour

Detail(s)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3785-3791
Number of pages	7
Journal / Publication	ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume	9
Issue number	4
Online published	5 Jan 2017
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Abstract

The development of catalytic materials for the hydrogen oxidation, hydrogen evolution, oxygen reduction or oxygen evolution reactions with high reaction rates and low overpotentials are key goals for the development of renewable energy. We report here Ru(0) nanoclusters supported on nitrogen-doped graphene as high-performance multifunctional catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), showing activities similar to that of commercial Pt/C in alkaline solution. For HER performance in alkaline media, sample Ru/NG-750 reaches 10 mA cm^-2 at an overpotential of 8 mV with a Tafel slope of 30 mV dec^-1. The high HER performance in alkaline solution is advantageous because most catalysts for ORR and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) also prefer alkaline solution environment whereas degrade in acidic electrolytes. For ORR performance, Ru/NG effectively catalyzes the conversion of O₂ into OH^- via a 4e process at a current density comparable to that of Pt/C. The unusual catalytic activities of Ru(0) nanoclusters reported here are important discoveries for the advancement of renewable energy conversion reactions.

Research Area(s)

Electrocatalyst, Hydrogen evolution reaction, Hydrogen oxidation reaction, Oxygen reduction reaction, Ruthenium

SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy

Citation Format(s)

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High Performance Electrocatalytic Reaction of Hydrogen and Oxygen on Ruthenium Nanoclusters. / Ye, Ruquan; Liu, Yuanyue; Peng, Zhiwei et al.
In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Vol. 9, No. 4, 01.02.2017, p. 3785-3791.

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Ye, R, Liu, Y, Peng, Z, Wang, T, Jalilov, AS, Yakobson, BI, Wei, S-H & Tour, JM 2017, 'High Performance Electrocatalytic Reaction of Hydrogen and Oxygen on Ruthenium Nanoclusters', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 3785-3791. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b15725

Ye, R., Liu, Y., Peng, Z., Wang, T., Jalilov, A. S., Yakobson, B. I., Wei, S.-H., & Tour, J. M. (2017). High Performance Electrocatalytic Reaction of Hydrogen and Oxygen on Ruthenium Nanoclusters. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 9(4), 3785-3791. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b15725

Ye R, Liu Y, Peng Z, Wang T, Jalilov AS, Yakobson BI et al. High Performance Electrocatalytic Reaction of Hydrogen and Oxygen on Ruthenium Nanoclusters. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 2017 Feb 1;9(4):3785-3791. Epub 2017 Jan 5. doi: 10.1021/acsami.6b15725

Ye, Ruquan ; Liu, Yuanyue ; Peng, Zhiwei et al. / High Performance Electrocatalytic Reaction of Hydrogen and Oxygen on Ruthenium Nanoclusters. In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 2017 ; Vol. 9, No. 4. pp. 3785-3791.