Surface-engineered Ni–Pt alloys as robust and cost-effective electrocatalysts for high-performance proton exchange membrane water electrolysis

Key Points

• This research aims to develop a Pt-enriched Ni–Pt alloy that serves as an effective electrocatalyst for water electrolysis.
• Development of surface-engineered Ni–Pt alloy electrocatalysts.
• Optimized using thermal reconstruction techniques.
• Elucidated using density functional theory (DFT) for performance analysis.
• The electrocatalyst demonstrated enhanced stability compared to conventional catalysts.
• Tuning of hydrogen adsorption resulted in improved catalyst performance.