Spontaneous amorphous oxide-interfaced ultrafine noble metal nanoclusters for unexpected anodic electrocatalysis

Liu，Shangheng1; Ji，Yujin2; Yang，Shize3; Li，Leigang1; Shao，Qi1,4; Hu，Zhiwei5; Pao，Chih Wen6; Chen，Jeng Lung6; Chan，Ting Shan6; Zhu，Ting1; Li，Youyong2; Huang，Xiaoqing1,7; Lu，Jianmei1

2021-10-21

10.1016/j.checat.2021.08.016

Chem Catalysis   Impact Factor & Quartile

2667-1107

2667-1093

Noble metals are considered a key branch of electrocatalysts. Unfortunately, their contributions to anodic reactions still face a big challenge. Here, guided by density functional theory, significant breakthroughs have been achieved by constructing a unique spontaneously oxidized interface in noble metal sub-nanocluster (SNC) catalysts depending on strong surface affinity. The spontaneous oxide interfaces with the amorphous covering on the rhodium (Rh) SNCs (diameter <2 nm). Turnover frequency of the Rh/RhO catalyst reached 2.19 s for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline media, 72.0-times and 3.3-times higher than those of Rh and RhO, respectively. Moreover, the high activity can be maintained for at least 20 h at 50 mA cm. Such a unique strategy provides a general platform to largely facilitate the OER performances of platinum, palladium, and iridium catalysts, opening up a new and promising avenue for the design of noble metal catalysts for expansive applications.

anodic electrocatalysis nanocluster noble metal oxide interface SDG7: Affordable and clean energy spontaneous

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Arizona State University[1542160];Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China[2016YFA0204100];Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China[2017YFA0208200];National Natural Science Foundation of China[21571135];National Natural Science Foundation of China[21905188];National Natural Science Foundation of China[21938006];

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1.College of Chemistry,Chemical Engineering and Materials Science,Soochow University,Jiangsu,215123,China
2.Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM),Soochow University,Jiangsu,215123,China
3.Eyring Materials Center,Arizona State University,Tempe,85287,United States
4.Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Electric Power,Southern University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen,518055,China
5.Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids,Dresden,Nothnitzer Strasse 40,01187,Germany
6.National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center,Hsinchu,101 Hsin-Ann Road,30076,Taiwan
7.State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Xiamen University,Xiamen,361005,China

Liu，Shangheng,Ji，Yujin,Yang，Shize,et al. Spontaneous amorphous oxide-interfaced ultrafine noble metal nanoclusters for unexpected anodic electrocatalysis[J]. Chem Catalysis,2021,1(5):1104-1117.

Liu，Shangheng.,Ji，Yujin.,Yang，Shize.,Li，Leigang.,Shao，Qi.,...&Lu，Jianmei.(2021).Spontaneous amorphous oxide-interfaced ultrafine noble metal nanoclusters for unexpected anodic electrocatalysis.Chem Catalysis,1(5),1104-1117.

Liu，Shangheng,et al."Spontaneous amorphous oxide-interfaced ultrafine noble metal nanoclusters for unexpected anodic electrocatalysis".Chem Catalysis 1.5(2021):1104-1117.