Coordination Engineering of Nickel Sites in Ni-MOF for Synergistic Optimization of Electronic Structure and Interfacial Water toward Efficient Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution

Jiayi Wang; Yitao Ouyang; Qing Liao; Xiufeng Yi; Yi Wei; Weijie Li; CHAO HAN

doi:10.1039/d6ta00831c

January 1, 2026Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Coordination Engineering of Nickel Sites in Ni-MOF for Synergistic Optimization of Electronic Structure and Interfacial Water toward Efficient Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution

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This research aims to optimize the electronic structure and interfacial water to improve the kinetics of the hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline water electrolysis.
Developed coordination engineering of nickel sites in nickel metal-organic frameworks (Ni-MOF) for enhanced performance.
Evaluated electrochemical performance using various characterization techniques to assess the kinetics of hydrogen evolution.
Significant reduction in energy barrier for the hydrogen evolution reaction was achieved.
Improvement in electronic structure led to enhanced catalytic activity, indicated by a decrease in overpotential.

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Demonstrates improved electronic structure and interfacial water for efficient hydrogen evolution, suggesting enhanced green hydrogen production.

Abstract

Alkaline water electrolysis is a highly promising method for green hydrogen production. However, the sluggish kinetics of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), particularly the high energy barrier associated with the...

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Wang et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Coordination Engineering of Nickel Sites in Ni-MOF for Synergistic Optimization of Electronic Structure and Interfacial Water toward Efficient Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution

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Coordination Engineering of Nickel Sites in Ni-MOF for Synergistic Optimization of Electronic Structure and Interfacial Water toward Efficient Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution

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