Abstract
Regulation of crystal phase of Ru nanocatalysts has been identified as an effective approach in regulating the bonding strength of reaction intermediates to Ru and improving the intrinsic activity of Ru-based catalysts during electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Here, we reported that the morphology and crystal phase of Ru nanocatalysts could be facilely regulated by halide anions in hydrothermal synthesis. Structural characterization revealed that halogen anions directed the anisotropic growth of hcp Ru, stabilized Ru crystals from aggregation, and increased the abundance of grain boundaries. As a result, The Ru polycrystalline networks exhibited excellent HER activity and durability with a smaller Tafel slope of 21 mV dec−1 and overpotential (η50) of 18 mV. This work sheds light on the shape and phase control of nanocrystals and future design of high-efficient non-Pt electrocatalysts with enhanced HER performance.
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