Electronic structure modulation of Ru–NiCu bimetallic phosphide for highly efficient and stable overall water splitting in alkaline and seawater conditions
Junjie Du, Qihao Zhang, Heran Ren, Zhipeng Su, Tenglong Ma, Rong-Da Zhao, Ning Xie, Liang Liu, Fufa Wu · 2026
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Description
Junjie Du and co-authors build a catalyst for splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen in work from 2026. Cheap and active catalysts are needed to make hydrogen by electrolysis at scale.
Their catalyst adds a small amount of ruthenium to a nickel-copper phosphide on a foam base. Tuning the electronic structure gave strong results in alkaline solution, with low extra voltage for both hydrogen and oxygen steps. It also worked well in alkaline seawater. A full cell using the catalyst needed only a low voltage to reach a standard test current.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Junjie Du, Qihao Zhang, Heran Ren, Zhipeng Su, Tenglong Ma, Rong-Da Zhao, Ning Xie, Liang Liu, Fufa Wu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |