Bioinspired Construction of Ruthenium-decorated Nitrogen-doped Graphene Aerogel as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

doi:10.1007/s40242-020-0167-2

Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (4): 709-714.doi: 10.1007/s40242-020-0167-2

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Bioinspired Construction of Ruthenium-decorated Nitrogen-doped Graphene Aerogel as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

SHI Yi^1,2, DAI Wenrui^1,3, WANG Meng^1,3,4, XING Yongfang², XIA Xinghua², CHEN Wei^1,3,4,5

1. Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore,;
3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore;
2. State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China;
3. National University of Singapore(Suzhou) Research Institute, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China;
4. Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, P. R. China;
5. Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 117542, Singapore

Received:2020-06-04 Revised:2020-07-07 Online:2020-08-01 Published:2020-07-30
Contact: XIA Xinghua, CHEN Wei E-mail:xhxia@nju.edu.cn;phycw@nus.edu.sg
Supported by:
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21902076), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China(No.BK20190289), the Singapore National Research Foundation(No.NRF2017NRF-NSFC001-007), the Singapore MOE Tier II Grant(No.R143-000-A29-112), and the NUS Flagship Green Energy Programme.

Abstract

Abstract: Rational construction of low-cost, efficient, and durable electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction(HER) is essential to further develop water electrolysis industry. Inspired by the natural enzyme catalysis with coordination environments of catalytic sites and three-dimensional structures, we construct an efficient Ru-based catalyst anchored on the nitrogen dopant on graphene aerogel(Ru-NGA). The Ru-NGA catalyst exhibits dramatically improved electroactivity and stability towards HER with a near-zero onset overpotential, a low Tafel slope of 32 mV/dec, and a high turnover frequency of 5.5 s^-1 at -100 mV. The results show that the electronic modulation of metallic Ru nanoparticles by nitrogen coordination weakens the affinity of Ru towards H and hence facilitates the desorption of hydrogen. This research provides in-depth insights into the fundamental relationship between metallic nanostructure and HER activity, and also guides the rational design of high-performance electrocatalysts in energy conversion.

Key words: Ruthenium, Graphene aerogel, Hydrogen evolution reaction, Electronic modulation, Electrocatalysis

SHI Yi, DAI Wenrui, WANG Meng, XING Yongfang, XIA Xinghua, CHEN Wei. Bioinspired Construction of Ruthenium-decorated Nitrogen-doped Graphene Aerogel as an Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction[J]. Chemical Research in Chinese Universities, 2020, 36(4): 709-714.

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