Acta Chimica Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 84 ›› Issue (6): 849-858.DOI: 10.6023/A26010017 Previous Articles     Next Articles

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高效稳定的RuOx/Ti双功能电催化剂用于酸性析氢与析氧反应

谢颂恒a,b,c, 林怡然a,b,c, 袁亚龙b, 陈瑶b, 温珍海b,c, 黄钧衡a,b,c,*()   

  1. a 福州大学化学学院 福州 350108
    b 中国科学院福建物质结构研究所 福建省氢能材料与技术重点实验室 福州 350002
    c 中国科学院大学福建学院 福州 350002
  • 投稿日期:2026-01-14 发布日期:2026-04-27
  • 基金资助:
    国家重点研发计划项目(2022YFE0115900); 国家重点研发计划项目(2023YFA1507101); 国家重点研发计划项目(2021YFA1501500); 国家自然科学基金(22225902); 国家自然科学基金(U22A20436); 中国科学院海西研究院自主部署项目研究计划(CXZX-2022-GH04); 中国科学院海西研究院自主部署项目研究计划(CXZX-2023-JQ08); 福州市科技计划项目(2023-P-009); 福建省STS 项目(2024T3016)

Efficient and Stable RuOx/Ti Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Acidic Oxygen Evolution and Hydrogen Evolution Reactions

Songheng Xiea,b,c, Yiran Lina,b,c, Yalong Yuanb, Yao Chenb, Zhenhai Wenb,c, Junheng Huanga,b,c,*()   

  1. a College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
    b State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, and Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Techniques toward Hydrogen Energy, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
    c Fujian College, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
  • Received:2026-01-14 Published:2026-04-27
  • Contact: E-mail: huangjunheng@fjirsm.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Key Research & Development Program of China(2022YFE0115900); National Key Research & Development Program of China(2023YFA1507101); National Key Research & Development Program of China(2021YFA1501500); National Natural Science Foundation of China(22225902); National Natural Science Foundation of China(U22A20436); Self-deployment Project Research Program of Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CXZX-2022-GH04); Self-deployment Project Research Program of Haixi Institutes, Chinese Academy of Sciences(CXZX-2023-JQ08); Science and Technology Program of Fuzhou(2023-P-009); STS program of Fujian Province(2024T3016)

The large-scale application of proton exchange membrane water electrolysis technology is constrained by the high cost and insufficient stability of noble metal catalysts. To address this, this study employed a simple spray‑oxidation method to in situ fabricate a bifunctional catalyst, RuOx/Ti, with an ultralow ruthenium loading on an acid‑resistant titanium felt substrate. In this catalyst, Ru‑based nanoparticles are uniformly anchored on the three‑dimensional porous titanium skeleton, and the surface is rich in oxygen vacancies. Electrochemical tests demonstrate that RuOx/Ti exhibits excellent activity for both the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in acidic electrolyte: at a current density of 10 mA•cm-2, the overpotential is only 208 mV for OER and as low as 36 mV for HER. Furthermore, the catalyst shows outstanding long‑term stability during continuous OER and HER testing, with Faraday efficiencies exceeding 95% for both reactions. Further investigation reveals that its superior catalytic activity and stability originate from the modulation of the catalyst's electronic structure by abundant oxygen vacancies, as well as the strong metal‑support interaction between ruthenium and the titanium substrate. This study provides a new pathway for developing low‑cost, high‑performance bifunctional catalysts for acidic water electrolysis.

Key words: water electrolysis, Ru-based catalyst, oxygen evolution reaction, hydrogen evolution reaction, acidic electrolyte