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Quantum confinement-induced anti-electrooxidation of metallic nickel electrocatalysts for hydrogen oxidation

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  • Yuanyuan Zhou

    (Chongqing University)

  • Wei Yuan

    (Chongqing University)

  • Mengting Li

    (Chongqing University)

  • Zhenyang Xie

    (Chongqing University)

  • Xiaoyun Song

    (Chongqing University)

  • Yang Yang

    (Loughborough University)

  • Jian Wang

    (Chongqing University)

  • Li Li

    (Chongqing University)

  • Wei Ding

    (Chongqing University)

  • Wen-Feng Lin

    (Loughborough University)

  • Zidong Wei

    (Chongqing University)

Abstract

The anion-exchange-membrane fuel cell (AEMFC) is an attractive and cost-effective energy-conversion technology because it can use Earth-abundant and low-cost non-precious metal catalysts. However, non-precious metals used in AEMFCs to catalyse the hydrogen oxidation reaction are prone to self-oxidation, resulting in irreversible failure. Here we show a quantum well-like catalytic structure (QWCS), constructed by atomically confining Ni nanoparticles within a carbon-doped-MoOx/MoOx heterojunction (C-MoOx/MoOx) that can selectively transfer external electrons from the hydrogen oxidation reaction while remaining itself metallic. Electrons of Ni nanoparticles gain a barrier of 1.11 eV provided by the QWCS leading to Ni stability up to 1.2 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (VRHE) whereas electrons released from the hydrogen oxidation reaction easily cross the barrier by a gating operation of QWCS upon hydrogen adsorption. The QWCS-catalysed AEMFC achieved a high-power density of 486 mW mgNi−1 and withstood hydrogen starvation operations during shutdown–start cycles, whereas a counterpart AEMFC without QWCS failed in a single cycle.

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  • Yuanyuan Zhou & Wei Yuan & Mengting Li & Zhenyang Xie & Xiaoyun Song & Yang Yang & Jian Wang & Li Li & Wei Ding & Wen-Feng Lin & Zidong Wei, 2024. "Quantum confinement-induced anti-electrooxidation of metallic nickel electrocatalysts for hydrogen oxidation," Nature Energy, Nature, vol. 9(10), pages 1297-1309, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natene:v:9:y:2024:i:10:d:10.1038_s41560-024-01604-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41560-024-01604-9
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