Recently, “In-situ reconstructed Ru atom array on α-MnO2with enhanced performance for acidic water oxidation” is published in the international journal Nature Catalysis. It is co-published by the research group of Li Xiaopeng, professor of College of Materials Science and Engineering in DHU, Jiang Zheng, researcher in Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation facility, Liu Zhipan, professor of Fudan University and Li Zhenghao, professor of Hanyang University. Donghua University is the first communication unit.
(Schematic diagram of water Electrolysis catalyzed by Ruthenium atom array supported by crystalline Manganese oxide nanofibers)
The development of cheap green hydrogen generation technology is of great significance to realize carbon neutrality and large-scale application of hydrogen fuel cells. While improving the efficiency of hydrogen production from electrolytic water, Ru/MnO2 canreduce the cost of anode catalyst by 50 times lower. This study provides a new design paradigm for heterogeneous catalysts. Atomic array catalysts can not only significantly reduce the amount of precious metals, but also have broad application prospects in chemical synthesis, energy and environmental catalysis.
