• 文献标题:   Graphene composites with Ru-RuO2 heterostructures: Highly efficient Mott-Schottky-type electrocatalysts for pH-universal water splitting and flexible zinc-air batteries
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WANG N, NING SL, YU XL, CHEN D, LI ZL, XU JC, MENG H, ZHAO DK, LI LG, LIU QM, LU BZ, CHEN SW
  • 作者关键词:   mottschottky junction, graphene nanocomposite, ruruo2 heterostructure, water splitting, metalair battery
  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED CATALYSIS BENVIRONMENTAL
  • ISSN:   0926-3373 EI 1873-3883
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  • 被引频次:   79
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120838 EA OCT 2021
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Development of high-efficiency electrocatalysts for pH-universal overall water splitting is a critical step towards a sustainable hydrogen economy. Herein, graphene nanocomposites with Ru-RuO2 Mott-Schottky heterojunctions (Ru-RuO2@NPC) are prepared pyrolytically and exhibit a remarkable electrocatalytic activity at pH = 0-14 towards both oxygen/hydrogen evolution reactions and overall water splitting, as compared to commercial RuO2 and Pt/C. Ru-RuO2@NPC can also be used as an effective air cathode catalyst for flexible, rechargeable zinc-air batteries. Density functional theory calculations show that the formation of Ru-RuO2 heterojunctions moderately enhances the surface charge density of metallic Ru and brings the d states closer to Fermi level, as compared to that of RuO2 alone, leading to improved intrinsic electrocatalytic activity towards these important reactions. These results demonstrate the significance of Mott-Schottky heterojunctions in the development of high-efficiency electrocatalysts for various new energy technologies.