Electronic reconfiguration of Ru single atoms by carbon-confined Ru nanoparticles enables pH-universal hydrogen evolution.

Chengyu Zhang, Longyu Wang, Fabrice Ndayisenga, Anam Jalil, Yiming Zhang, Zhisheng Yu

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Chengyu ZhangCollege of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.

Longyu WangCollege of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.

Fabrice NdayisengaCollege of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.

Anam JalilCollege of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.

Yiming ZhangCAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.

Zhisheng YuCollege of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China. yuzs@ucas.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6080-8544

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The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is critical for clean energy conversion, yet achieving efficient and durable electrocatalysis across a wide pH range remains a major challenge. Modulating the electronic structure of metal single atoms has shown promise, but is often constrained by weak metal-support interactions in conventional carbon matrices. Here, we report a pH-universal HER electrocatalyst comprising atomically dispersed Ru sites and carbon-confined Ru nanoparticles, synthesized via one-step pyrolysis of biomass-derived precursors. The catalyst delivered low overpotentials of 176 mV (Tafel slope: 23 mV dec

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PMID41974971

DOI10.1038/s42004-026-02012-8

PMCPMC13266065

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