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ArticleNature communications2025

Dynamic construction of a durable epitaxial catalytic layer for industrial alkaline water splitting.

Bin Chang, Xiaoyan Liu, Shouwei Zuo, Yuanfu Ren, Jietong He, Daqing Wang, Yongjiu Lei, Miao Hu, Wan-Lu Li, Mohd Adnan Khan and 8 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Bin Chang *Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (IAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, P. R. China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4510-0550
Xiaoyan Liu *Institute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (IAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, P. R. China.
Shouwei Zuo *Center for Renewable Energy and Storage Technologies (CREST), Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8936-4668
Yuanfu RenCenter for Renewable Energy and Storage Technologies (CREST), Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Jietong HeInstitute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (IAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, P. R. China.
Daqing WangResearch Institute for Advanced Manufacturing, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR, P. R. China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6178-357X
Yongjiu LeiCenter for Renewable Energy and Storage Technologies (CREST), Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Miao HuCenter for Renewable Energy and Storage Technologies (CREST), Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Wan-Lu LiAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0098-0670
Mohd Adnan KhanSustainable Fuels and Chemicals Team, Saudi Aramco Research and Development Center, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Rashed AleisaSustainable Fuels and Chemicals Team, Saudi Aramco Research and Development Center, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Riming HuInstitute for Smart Materials & Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, P. R. China.
Yang HouKey Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9795-8503
Hong LiuInstitute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (IAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, P. R. China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1640-9620
Weijia ZhouInstitute for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research (IAIR), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, P. R. China. ifc_zhouwj@ujn.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4339-0435
Zhiping LaiCenter for Renewable Energy and Storage Technologies (CREST), Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9555-6009
Husam N AlshareefCenter for Renewable Energy and Storage Technologies (CREST), Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5029-2142
Huabin ZhangCenter for Renewable Energy and Storage Technologies (CREST), Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. huabin.zhang@kaust.edu.sa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1601-2471

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Optimizing the catalyst-electrolyte interface structure is crucial for enhancing the performance of electrochemical alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction. Traditional approaches typically focus on regulating the thermodynamic barriers of adsorption and desorption for reactants, intermediates, and ions at active sites on the solid electrode surface. However, the structure of the electrical double layer influences the concentration of intermediates, adsorption energy, and surface reaction kinetics. Here, we dynamically construct a dense epitaxial hydroxide layer on nickel molybdate, forming an effective protective barrier to prevent molybdenum leaching and enhance material stability. This optimization enhances local electric field increasing the concentration of hydrated potassium ions within the outer Helmholtz plane. As a result, the interfacial hydrogen-bond network improves, water availability on the catalyst surface increases, and reaction kinetics accelerate. The optimized material operates stably for 1400 h at a current density of 0.45 A cm

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PMCPMC12381035

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