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| author | Cai, Weizheng He, Xinyi Ye, Tian-Nan Hu, Xinmeng Liu, Chuanlong Sasase, Masato Kitano, Masaaki Kamiya, Toshio Hosono, Hideo Wu, Jiazhen |
| author_facet | Cai, Weizheng He, Xinyi Ye, Tian-Nan Hu, Xinmeng Liu, Chuanlong Sasase, Masato Kitano, Masaaki Kamiya, Toshio Hosono, Hideo Wu, Jiazhen |
| contents | Two-dimensional (2D) heterostructuring is a versatile methodology for designing nanoarchitecture catalytic systems that allow for reconstruction and modulation of interfaces and electronic structures. However, catalysts with such structures are extremely scarce due to limited synthetic strategies. Here, we report a highly ordered 2D Ru/Si nano-heterostructures (RSHS) by acid etching of the LaRuSi electride. RSHS shows a superior electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution with an overpotential of 14 mV at 10 mA/cm2 in alkaline media. Both experimental analysis and first-principles calculations demonstrate that the electronic states of Ru can be tuned by strong interactions of the interfacial Ru-Si, leading to an optimized hydrogen adsorption energy. Moreover, due to the synergistic effect of Ru and Si, the energy barrier of water dissociation is significantly reduced. The unique nanostripe structure with abundant interfaces in RSHS will provide a paradigm for construction of efficient catalysts with tunable electronic states and dual active sites. |
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| spellingShingle | Discovery of self-assembled Ru/Si heterostructures with unique periodic nanostripe patterns boosting hydrogen evolution Cai, Weizheng He, Xinyi Ye, Tian-Nan Hu, Xinmeng Liu, Chuanlong Sasase, Masato Kitano, Masaaki Kamiya, Toshio Hosono, Hideo Wu, Jiazhen Materials Science Two-dimensional (2D) heterostructuring is a versatile methodology for designing nanoarchitecture catalytic systems that allow for reconstruction and modulation of interfaces and electronic structures. However, catalysts with such structures are extremely scarce due to limited synthetic strategies. Here, we report a highly ordered 2D Ru/Si nano-heterostructures (RSHS) by acid etching of the LaRuSi electride. RSHS shows a superior electrocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution with an overpotential of 14 mV at 10 mA/cm2 in alkaline media. Both experimental analysis and first-principles calculations demonstrate that the electronic states of Ru can be tuned by strong interactions of the interfacial Ru-Si, leading to an optimized hydrogen adsorption energy. Moreover, due to the synergistic effect of Ru and Si, the energy barrier of water dissociation is significantly reduced. The unique nanostripe structure with abundant interfaces in RSHS will provide a paradigm for construction of efficient catalysts with tunable electronic states and dual active sites. |
| title | Discovery of self-assembled Ru/Si heterostructures with unique periodic nanostripe patterns boosting hydrogen evolution |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.11822 |