Revealing the role of a bridging oxygen in a carbon shell coated Ni interface for enhanced alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction

• Published in: Chemical science (Cambridge) Vol. 15; no. 15; pp. 5633 - 5641
• Main Authors: Han, Pengyu, Yang, Xinyi, Wu, Liqing, Jia, Hongnan, Luo, Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 17.04.2024; The Royal Society of Chemistry
• Subjects: Binding; Carbon; Chemistry; Density functional theory; Electrocatalysts; Electronic structure; Hydrogen; Nanoparticles; Oxidation; Oxygen

Encapsulating metal nanoparticles inside carbon layers is a promising approach to simultaneously improving the activity and stability of electrocatalysts. The role of carbon layer shells, however, is not fully understood. Herein, we report a study of boron doped carbon layers coated on nickel nanopa...