Developing Hierarchical Porous Intermetallic Catalysts Utilizing Elements with Significant Dissolution Temperature Disparity and Phase Transformation in Liquid Metal Dealloying

• Project/Area Number: 25K17840
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 26040:Structural materials and functional materials-related
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: SONG RUIRUI 東北大学, 金属材料研究所, 特任助教 (20975429)
• Project Period (FY): 2025-04-01 – 2027-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2025)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
• Keywords: Liquid Metal Dealloying / Intermetallic Compounds / Nanoporus Metals / Electrocatalysts

Outline of Research at the Start

This research aims to establish an efficient protocol via LMD for fabricating hierarchical intermetallic compounds to achieve admirable catalytic performance for practical hydrogen evolution reaction, which benefits from well-designed hierarchical pores.