Research
A perfect couple: Chromium keeps ruthenium grounded in water electrolysis
Phys.org ·
The Brief
- Researchers at ICFO report that chemical interactions between chromium and ruthenium help keep ruthenium stable in water electrolysis.
- The source excerpt is truncated, so the mechanism and measured results are not available.
Why it matters
Catalyst stability under water electrolysis conditions determines whether a material is practically useful for that process, so this work is relevant to science readers following electrolysis research.
Who’s affected
- researchers working on water electrolysis and electrocatalysts
- #electrolysis
- #ruthenium
- #chromium
- #catalysis
- #materials science
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