Mn incorporated RuO_(2) nanocrystals as an efficient and stable bifunctional electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction and hydrogen evolution reaction in acid and alkaline

The development of efficient and stable bifunctional overall water-splitting is a crucial goal for clean and renewable energy,which is a challenging task.Herein,we report an Mn-incorporated RuO_(2)(MnRuO_(2))catalyst for highly efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction(OER)and hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)in acid and alkaline media.Benefiting from a more electrochemical active area with the incorporation of Mn,the Mn-RuO_(2)required an overpotential of 200 mV to attain a current density of 10 mA/cm^(2)for OER in acid.DFT result indicates that the doping of Mn into RuO_(2)can enhance the OER activity.An acidic overall water-splitting electrolyzer with good stability constructed by bifunctional Mn-RuO_(2)only requires a cell voltage of 1.50 V to afford 10 m A/cm^(2)and can operate stably for 50 h at50 mA/cm^(2),which is better than the state-of-the-art Ru-based catalyst.Additionally,the Mn-Ru O_(2)exhibits excellent HER and OER activity in alkaline media,and it shows superior activity and durability for overall water-splitting,only needing a cell voltage of 1.49 V to attain 10 m A/cm^(2).The present work provides an efficient approach to designing and constructing efficient Ru-based electrocatalysts for overall water-splitting.