Electronic reconfiguration of Ru single atoms by carbon–confined Ru nanoparticles enables pH–universal hydrogen evolution
= -0.25 eV) in acidic conditions and a moderate water dissociation barrier (0.94 eV) in alkaline media. Our findings demonstrate a viable strategy for integrating nanoparticles and single atoms to achieve both high activity and durability, while highlighting the upcycling of biomass into advanced HER catalysts via rational interface engineering.
Authors
- Fabrice Ndayisenga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0699-4638)
- Zhisheng Yu
- Anam Jalil
- Yiming Zhang
- Longyu Wang
- Chengyu Zhang
Institutions
- Tarim University (CN)
- Unidades Centrales Científico-Técnicas (ES)
- Institute of Process Engineering (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Joint Research Center (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Chemistry
- Published
- 2026-04-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-026-02012-8
- Primary Topic
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00