Porous Amine Cage Modifier

Softens H-bonds for faster charge transfer

The amine cage interacts with interfacial water to soften the hydrogen-bond network, enabling more facile charge transfer and significantly accelerating alkaline hydrogen evolution kinetics.

Cao, Wei · Shang, Lu · Zhao, Yunxuan · Xiong, Xuyang · Sun, Jianke · Zhang, Tierui · Yuan, Jiayin

Nature Communications 2025

Advantages

Alkaline HER kinetics largely enhanced by employing porous amine cage on Pt clusters