Synergistic Configuration of Binary Rhodium Single Atoms in Carbon Nanofibers for High-Performance Alkaline Water Electrolyzer.

ABSTRACT: Electrochemical alkaline water electrolysis offers significant economic advantages; however, these benefits are hindered by the high kinetic energy barrier of the water dissociation step and the sluggish kinetics of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline media. Herein, the ensemble effect of binary types of Rh single atoms (Rh-N_x and Rh-O_x) on TiO₂-embedded carbon nanofiber (Rh-TiO₂/CNF) is reported, which serves as potent active sites for high-performance HER in anion exchange membrane water electrolyzer (AEMWE). Density functional theory (DFT) analyses support the experimental observations, highlighting the critical role of binary types of Rh single atoms facilitated by the TiO₂ sites. The Rh-TiO₂/CNF demonstrat

SUBMITTER: Logeshwaran N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11744564 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature