articleNature CommunicationsApr 19, 2022GOLD OA

Engineering a local acid-like environment in alkaline medium for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction

University of Science and Technology of China · National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory

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Abstract Tuning the local reaction environment is an important and challenging issue for determining electrochemical performances. Herein, we propose a strategy of intentionally engineering the local reaction environment to yield highly active catalysts. Taking Pt δ− nanoparticles supported on oxygen vacancy enriched MgO nanosheets as a prototypical example, we have successfully created a local acid-like environment in the alkaline medium and achieve excellent hydrogen evolution reaction performances. The local acid-like environment is evidenced by operando Raman, synchrotron radiation infrared and X-ray absorption spectroscopy that observes a key H 3 O + intermediate emergence on the surface of MgO and…

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