Inter‐Doping ZrO <sub>2</sub> ‐5.5RuO <sub>2</sub> Heterostructures for Enhanced Efficiency and Stability in Acidic Oxygen Evolution
Abstract
ABSTRACT Acid water electrolysis represents a crucial technology for the sustainable production of hydrogen. However, acidic media and high oxidation potential can lead to oxidative dissolution of catalysts (e.g., RuO 2 → soluble RuO 4 ), resulting in a rapid loss of active sites. Here, we present an inter‐doping strategy for the construction of zirconium‐ruthenium oxide heterostructure (ZrO 2 ‐xRuO 2 ) through metal–organic framework confined effect and fused salt mixing method. Specifically, ZrO 2 ‐5.5RuO 2 achieves an ultralow overpotential of 137 mV at 10 mA cm −2 , setting a new benchmark for oxygen evolution catalysts under acidic conditions. Its mass activity (337.5 A g Ru −1 ) at 250 mV overpotential is 32.3 times that of commercial RuO 2 . The catalyst also demonstrates long‐term stability for 655 h, far superior to commercial RuO 2 (<6 h). The remarkable activity and stability can be attributed to the Zr─O─Ru interfacial junction, resulting in low‐valence Ru sites and high‐valence Zr sites. The charge redistribution optimizes the adsorption energy of reactive oxygen species and minimizes the involvement of lattice oxygen, thus leading to a significant enhancement in both activity and stability. This work provides a novel insight for addressing the activity‐stability dilemma through atomic‐level interface engineering, establishing a new paradigm for the large‐scale application of green hydrogen energy.
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Authors (10)
Peisen Liao
MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, LIFM, IGCME School of Chemistry Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou 510006 P. R. China
Binning Zeng
MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry Lehn Institute of Functional Materials School of Chemistry Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou P. R. China
Sijia Zhan
MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, LIFM, IGCME School of Chemistry Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou 510006 P. R. China
YunTao Ruan
MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry Lehn Institute of Functional Materials School of Chemistry Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou P. R. China
Jiawei Kang
Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, LIFM, IGCME, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou 510006 China
Runan Xiang
MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry GBRCE For Functional Molecular Engineering Lehn Institute of Functional Materials School of Chemistry Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou China
Suisheng Li
MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering Lehn Institute of Functional Materials School of Chemistry Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou 510006 China
Yawei Zhang
Department of Endocrinology, Pingxiang People’s Hospital, Pingxiang, China
Yong Shen
MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry
Guangqin Li
MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry GBRCE For Functional Molecular Engineering Lehn Institute of Functional Materials School of Chemistry Sun Yat‐Sen University Guangzhou China