Dynamic hydroxyl mediated charge buffering stabilizes high valence ruthenium edge sites for acidic water oxidation
Tianqing Yan, Kang Xue, Shishi Zhang, Huayang Wang, Zhen-Feng Huang, Minhua Ai, Ruijie Gao, Chengxiang Shi, Wanliang Mi, Xiangwen Zhang, Lun Pan, Ji-Jun Zou · 2026
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Description
Tianqing Yan and a large team steady a ruthenium water splitter for acid duty in 2026. High charge ruthenium splits water fast in acid, yet that same state dissolves and dies. Single ruthenium atoms pinned at the edges of a manganese oxide host solve the clash here.
Surface hydroxyl groups buffer extra charge and tune how parts bind. The host soaks up strain that would wreck the guest atoms. Activity jumped 223 fold over plain ruthenium oxide, while life grew a thousand fold by one key count. A full cell ran past 1,000 hours at plant level current. Precious metal use fell by four fifths.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tianqing Yan, Kang Xue, Shishi Zhang, Huayang Wang, Zhen-Feng Huang, Minhua Ai, Ruijie Gao, Chengxiang Shi, Wanliang Mi, Xiangwen Zhang, Lun Pan, Ji-Jun Zou |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 52649 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |