Charge symmetry breaking stabilizes high-valence Ru sites for proton exchange membrane electrolysis

S Sheng Zhu (Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering) C Chen Dong (State Key Laboratory of Drug Research) Y Yu Shen S Shuai-Qi Gong (Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering) M Ming-Rong Qu (Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale) X Xiao-Long Zhang (Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale) R Rui-Qi Liu W Wen-Sheng Yan H He-Xing Li (Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering) Y Yu-Lin Min (Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering) M Min-Rui Gao (Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale) S Shu-Hong Yu (Division of Energy Conversion & Storage, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials (LMBD), School of Engineering Science)

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 17, Issue 1
Published April 21, 2026
ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher Nature Portfolio

Journal Info

Nature Communications

Nature Portfolio

ISSN: 2041-1723 Open Access Life Sciences

Authors (12)

S

Sheng Zhu

Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering

C

Chen Dong

State Key Laboratory of Drug Research

Y

Yu Shen

S

Shuai-Qi Gong

Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering

M

Ming-Rong Qu

Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale

X

Xiao-Long Zhang

Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale

R

Rui-Qi Liu

W

Wen-Sheng Yan

H

He-Xing Li

Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering

Y

Yu-Lin Min

Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Protection and Advanced Materials in Electric Power, College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering

M

Min-Rui Gao

Division of Nanomaterials & Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale

S

Shu-Hong Yu

Division of Energy Conversion & Storage, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials (LMBD), School of Engineering Science