Ru Catalyst with Ultrathin Pd Interlayer

High activity at anodic potentials

Ultrathin Pd interlayer temporarily stores hydrogen that spills over to remove OH on Ru, overcoming Ru's oxophilicity for fuel cell anodes.

Zhang, Xiaguang · Deng, Liang · Nan, Zi Ang · Wang, Yanjie · Linzhe, Lü · Jiang, Qiaorong · Jin, Xi · Zheng, Yanping · Chen, Mingshu · Xie, Zhaoxiong · Li, Jianfeng · Tian, Zhongqun · Fan, Fengru

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2023

Advantages

Significantly improves HOR activity of Ru at anodic potentials