Research
Proximal redox coupling enables oxidation damping for stable water electrolysis
Nature · By Tengyu Chen ·
The Brief
- A catalyst with proximal Ru−O−Cr motifs is reported for water electrolysis, according to a Nature Materials paper published online 12 November 2026.
- The work addresses the fragility of single-atom catalysts, which can reduce reliance on scarce noble metals.
- The paper describes proximal redox coupling as a mechanism for oxidation damping that supports stable electrolysis.
Why it matters
Stable single-atom catalysts that use less scarce noble metal could make water electrolysis for hydrogen production more durable and economical.
Who’s affected
- electrochemists and materials scientists
- hydrogen and electrolyzer researchers
- #water electrolysis
- #single-atom catalysts
- #ruthenium
- #electrocatalysis
- #hydrogen production
Nature Materials, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41563-026-02783-4 Single-atom catalysts can mitigate reliance on scarce noble metals, but isolated sites can be fragile. Here a catalyst with proximal Ru−O−Cr motifs is fabricated that demonstrates proximal…
Timeline
Paper published online in Nature Materials
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Proximal redox coupling enables oxidation damping for stable water electrolysis