UNIST scientists have developed an exiting new catalyst that can split water into hydrogen almost as well as platinum can, but less costly and found frequently on Earth.
As described in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, this ruthenium (Ru)-based material works almost as efficient as platinum and likely shows the highest catalytic performance without being affected by the pH of the water.
The research team, led by Professor Jong-Beom Baek of the Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST has synthesized Ru and C2N, a two-dimensional organic structure, to verify its performance as a water-splitting catalyst. With the aid of this new catalyst, called Ru@C2N, it is now possible to efficiently produce hydrogen.
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