journal article·2026-06-30Open access

Laser Preset of MnO x Layer on High‐Entropy Alloy Surface for Ampere‐Level Ultra‐Stable OER Performance

Benzhi Wang, Ziyang Duan, Jeong Yeon Heo, Thu Ha Le, Byunggon Song, Sunhyeong Kwon, Ji Hoon Lee, Jonghwan Suhr, Hyung Mo Jeong

Abstract

ABSTRACT Electrocatalytic water splitting offers an efficient pathway for producing renewable hydrogen, which is considered a key strategy toward global carbon neutrality. Yet, under harsh industrial operating conditions, the catalyst inevitably undergoes dynamic structural reconstruction, oxidative dissolution of active sites, and mechanical detachment during high‐potential anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER), severely limiting their activity and stability. Here, we present an MnO x (composed of Mn 3 O 4 and Mn 2 O 3 ) layer on the FeCoNiCrMn high‐entropy alloy (HEA) surface (denoted as HEA‐ML) via laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) process and reveal that the MnO x layer suppresses multimetal dissolution in HEA and mitigates excessive surface reconstruction under OER conditions. Furthermore, the MnO x layer featuring a porous and rough surface enhances water adsorption and bubble diffusion, thereby accelerating interfacial mass transfer and OER kinetics. These outstanding features endow the catalyst to exhibit both excellent activity (227 ± 2 mV at 10 mA cm −2 ) and industrial‐grade ultra‐stable OER performance (operating stably for 1500 h at 1.0 A cm −2 ). Our research findings provide new insights into the structure‐activity‐stability relationship of HEA electrocatalysts and demonstrate a novel approach for designing industrially viable OER catalysts with high activity and ultra‐stability.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion · High Entropy Alloys Studies · Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction

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Affiliations

Institute of Advanced Machinery and Technology (IAMT) Sungkyunkwan University Suwon Republic of Korea

School of Mechanical Engineering Sungkyunkwan University Suwon Republic of Korea

School of Materials Science and Engineering and KNU Advanced Material Research Institute Kyungpook National University Daegu Republic of Korea

Department of Smart Fab. Technology Sungkyunkwan University Suwon Republic of Korea

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea

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