Decoration of Ru/RuO2 hybrid nanoparticles on MoO2 plane as bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting

Using the redox solid phase reaction strategy, a new bifunctional electrocatalyst Ru/RuO2-MoO2 was reported to achieve the high electrocatalytic activity of overall water splitting. Due to the restricted transport behavior of atoms in the solid precursor, the designed redox reaction occurs between the adjacent parts of RuO2 and MoS2, thereby forming the Ru/RuO2 hybrid nanoparticles and MoO2 plane. Therefore, the newly formed Ru/RuO2 hybrid NPs is closely combined with the MoO2 plane and used as an electrocatalyst for overall water splitting.