Journal
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume 308, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121229
Keywords
Hydrogen evolution; Surface engineering; Mott-Schottky effect; Electron redistribution
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21835007, 5217021722]
- Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai [19ZR1479400]
- Scientific and Technical Innovation Action Plan Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Science & Technology Cooperation Project of Shanghai Science and Technology Committee [21520760500]
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing (Wuhan University of Technology)
- Innovation and Talent Recruitment Base of New Energy Chemistry and Device [B21003]
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In this study, a strategy of utilizing the Mott-Schottky effect to regulate electron distribution is demonstrated for developing an effective electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution in acid electrolyte. The hybrid Ru-WO(2.72) catalyst exhibits superior activity, with the Ru-based mass activity 161.6 times higher than that of commercial Ru/C. The enhanced hydrogen production is attributed to the electron enrichment induced by the Mott-Schottky effect at the metal-metal oxides interface.
Developing efficient electrocatalysts is of significance for hydrogen production in acid electrolyte. In this work, we report a facile decoration of ruthenium species onto tungsten oxides to construct the Mott-Schottky heterojunction electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution. The resultant Ru-WO(2.72 )hybrid exhibits a superior Ru-based mass activity of 161.6 times higher than that of commercial Ru/C for hydrogen evolution, featuring a Tafel slope of 50 mV dec(-1) and 40 mV overpotential at the current density of 10 mA cm(-2). The uniform distribution of Ru species triggers a strong electron transfer across the Ru-WO2.72 Schottky barrier, resulting in a largely increased local electron density on the active Ru surface. Such electron enrichment induced by the Mott-Schottky effect at the metal-metal oxides interface is responsible for enhanced hydrogen production. This work demonstrates an effective strategy by Mott-Schottky effect to regulate electron distribution, which would evoke more inspiration in designing efficient electrocatalysis and beyond.
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