Low HER overpotential with strong interfacial charge transfer
Optimized hydrogen adsorption free energy through interfacial charge transfer between NiO and CeO2 enables efficient hydrogen evolution in alkaline media.
Hao, Xiaodong · Zhang, Xishuo · Xu, Yang · Hu, Zhuangzhuang · Wu, Lei · Feng, Xinyi · Zhang, Jin · Liu, Yi · Yin, Deqiang · Ma, Shufang · Xu, Bingshe
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2023
Interfacial charge transfer from Ni to Ce, reducing Ce valence and increasing oxygen vacancy (V_O) formation