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ArticleNature communications2026

Stabilizing ruthenium atom layer neighbors through molecular and metal support interactions for water electrolyzers.

Seongbeen Kim, Hyunwoo Jun, Jihye Park, Sungjun Kim, Sunghyun Noh, Seung-Jae Shin, Bupmo Kim, Kug-Seung Lee, Jiwon Kim, Jaeho Byeon and 9 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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19 authors.

Seongbeen Kim *Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1142-2789
Hyunwoo Jun *Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea.
Jihye Park *Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea.
Sungjun Kim *Hydrogen Energy Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon, Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3005-6094
Sunghyun NohDepartment of Energy Engineering, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), Naju, Korea.
Seung-Jae ShinSchool of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5530-4453
Bupmo KimDepartment of Energy Engineering, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), Naju, Korea.
Kug-Seung LeePohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7570-8404
Jiwon KimDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea.
Jaeho ByeonDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8969-3258
Minkyeong BanDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea.
Daeeun ChoiDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea.
Hoijun KimDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-5328-7684
Jong Hyun JangCenter for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, Korea.
Wooyul KimDepartment of Energy Engineering, Korea Institute of Energy Technology (KENTECH), Naju, Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8130-5441
Joonhee MoonResearch Center for Materials Analysis, Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI), Daejeon, Korea. junnymoon@kbsi.re.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9724-5498
Jang Yong LeeDivision of Chemical, Biomolecular and Energy Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea. ljyljy78@konkuk.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1996-1832
Hyungjun KimDepartment of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea. linus16@kaist.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8261-9381
Jinwoo LeeDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea. jwlee1@kaist.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6347-0446

Funding

Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI) C526111National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2023-00235596National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2024-00466554National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2026-25474505National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2026-25477690
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Designing catalysts that maximize both atomic efficiency and catalytic activity remains a central challenge in heterogeneous catalysis. While single-atom catalysts maximize noble metal utilization, their isolated structure limits the adsorption configurations of adsorbates, thereby diminishing their catalytic efficiency. We present a versatile platform based on atom-layer neighbors, where the proximity of Ru ensembles diversifies adsorption configurations while simultaneously enhancing adsorbate binding through ligand effects. By leveraging molecular interactions and strong metal-support interactions, we thermodynamically stabilize atomically thin structures comprising only a few Ru atoms, allowing the synthesis of size-tuned Ru atom-layer neighbors on WC

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PMCPMC13687079

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