Anomalous hydrogen evolution behavior in high-pH environment induced by locally generated hydronium ions

Xuesi Wang; Chaochen Xu; Mietek Jaroniec; Yao Zheng; Shi-Zhang Qiao

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12773-7

Nature Communications (Oct 2019)

Anomalous hydrogen evolution behavior in high-pH environment induced by locally generated hydronium ions

Xuesi Wang,
Chaochen Xu,
Mietek Jaroniec,
Yao Zheng,
Shi-Zhang Qiao

Affiliations

Xuesi Wang: School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide
Chaochen Xu: School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide
Mietek Jaroniec: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University
Yao Zheng: School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide
Shi-Zhang Qiao: School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12773-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Most of the current understanding on electrocatalysis is obtained on bulk catalysts but has not been fully verified on nanostructured materials. An alternative alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction mechanism is proposed here for nanostructured catalysts.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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