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| author | Lee, Jegon Kim, Dohyun Ji, Seulgi Yoon, Sangmoon Nam, Seung Hyun Park, Jucheol Oh, Jin Young Jeong, Seung Gyo Bae, Jong-Seong Lee, Sang A Choi, Heechae Choi, Woo Seok |
| author_facet | Lee, Jegon Kim, Dohyun Ji, Seulgi Yoon, Sangmoon Nam, Seung Hyun Park, Jucheol Oh, Jin Young Jeong, Seung Gyo Bae, Jong-Seong Lee, Sang A Choi, Heechae Choi, Woo Seok |
| contents | The dynamic reconstruction of surfaces during electrochemical reactions plays a crucial role in determining the performance of electrocatalysts. However, because reconstructions occur at the atomic level, direct observation and elucidation of the underlying mechanism are challenging for conventional powder type catalysts with ill defined lattices. In this study, the catalytically active surface of 3C BaRuO3 (BRO) epitaxial thin films emerges upon the dynamic introduction of surface Ru clusters, for the alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Based on the mass activity at overpotential 100 mV, the intrinsic HER performance increases dramatically from 0.11 to 7.72 A/mg immediately after the initial HER cycle and eventually saturates at 1.05 A/mg after continuous operation. The formation of Ru clusters on the catalyst surface, driven by selective Ba leaching under alkaline HER conditions, is observed experimentally. Density functional theory calculations demonstrate that HER activity increased with enhanced H* adsorption owing to the dynamic Ru6 cluster formation. A strategy for stabilizing the 'awakened' active surface of BRO is further proposed by validating that the atomic-scale control of the film thickness can effectively maintain the highly active state. This study offers fundamental insights into the design and stabilization of the highly active Ru-based electrocatalysts for the alkaline HER. |
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| spellingShingle | Awakening catalytically active surface of BaRuO3 thin film for alkaline hydrogen evolution Lee, Jegon Kim, Dohyun Ji, Seulgi Yoon, Sangmoon Nam, Seung Hyun Park, Jucheol Oh, Jin Young Jeong, Seung Gyo Bae, Jong-Seong Lee, Sang A Choi, Heechae Choi, Woo Seok Materials Science The dynamic reconstruction of surfaces during electrochemical reactions plays a crucial role in determining the performance of electrocatalysts. However, because reconstructions occur at the atomic level, direct observation and elucidation of the underlying mechanism are challenging for conventional powder type catalysts with ill defined lattices. In this study, the catalytically active surface of 3C BaRuO3 (BRO) epitaxial thin films emerges upon the dynamic introduction of surface Ru clusters, for the alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Based on the mass activity at overpotential 100 mV, the intrinsic HER performance increases dramatically from 0.11 to 7.72 A/mg immediately after the initial HER cycle and eventually saturates at 1.05 A/mg after continuous operation. The formation of Ru clusters on the catalyst surface, driven by selective Ba leaching under alkaline HER conditions, is observed experimentally. Density functional theory calculations demonstrate that HER activity increased with enhanced H* adsorption owing to the dynamic Ru6 cluster formation. A strategy for stabilizing the 'awakened' active surface of BRO is further proposed by validating that the atomic-scale control of the film thickness can effectively maintain the highly active state. This study offers fundamental insights into the design and stabilization of the highly active Ru-based electrocatalysts for the alkaline HER. |
| title | Awakening catalytically active surface of BaRuO3 thin film for alkaline hydrogen evolution |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.05363 |