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Atomically Mixed High‐Entropy‐Alloy Nanoframes with 3D Subnanometer‐Thick Electrocatalytic Surfaces
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Atomically Mixed High‐Entropy‐Alloy Nanoframes with 3D Subnanometer‐Thick Electrocatalytic Surfaces

Chih‐Yi Lin, Zong Ying He, Jui‐Tai Lin, Chun‐Wei Chang, Yueh‐Chun Hsiao, Shang‐Cheng Lin, Yi Chen, Yu‐Mei Huang, Shin‐Chiao Lee, Chih‐Wen Pao, …
Advanced functional materials, 卷.35(45), 2505927
01/11/2025

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atomically mixed phase density‐functional theory electrocatalysis high‐entropy‐alloy nanoframe X‐ray absorption Spectroscopy
High‐entropy‐alloy (HEA) nanocrystals, characterized by multicomponent solid solutions and synergistic effects, hold great potential in catalysis. However, synthesizing HEA hollow nanocrystals with 3D architectures and controlled surface atomic arrangements to enhance catalytic activity and durability remains challenging. Highly active and durable electrocatalysts are presented, derived from Pd@HEA core‐shell nanocrystals featuring a few HEA atomic layers containing five platinum‐group metals, synthesized via a Fe(III)‐based wet etching strategy. The controlled etching process transformed Pd@HEA core‐shell nanocubes enclosed by 100 facets into Pd@HEA porous nanocubes, HEA cubic nanocages, and eventually, HEA cubic nanoframes composed of subnanometer‐thick ridges dominated by 110 facets, vacancies, and step atoms. Electron microscopy and synchrotron X‐ray absorption spectroscopy revealed the randomly mixed coordination environments of the constituent elements, underscoring the excellent atomic mixing within the nanoframes. These nanoframes demonstrated a 9.72‐fold higher acidic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) specific activity at an overpotential of −0.1 V than commercial Pt/C catalysts, remarkable durability after 15 000 potential cycles, and competitive performance as cathode catalysts for practical applications in proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers. Density functional theory calculations attributed the superior HER performance to 110‐enclosed atomically mixed surfaces and low‐coordination sites, optimizing hydrogen adsorption free energy (ΔGH*) near the ideal value of 0. A highly active and durable high‐entropy‐alloy (HEA) electrocatalyst with atomically mixed nanoframes and subnanometer‐thick electrocatalytic surfaces is developed using a Fe(III)‐based wet etching strategy. Synchrotron X‐ray absorption spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations reveal that the enhanced catalytic performance arises from 110‐enclosed atomic‐mixing surface, which optimizes the hydrogen adsorption free energy near the ideal value.

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