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Xing LH, Meng FX, Hao YG, Shi XT, Wang YX. Electrodeposited Ni/C-SnO2 composite electrode materials for hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline electrolyte. INT J ELECTROCHEM SC 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoes.2023.100089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Yang TT, Wang A, House SD, Yang J, Lee JK, Saidi WA. Computationally Guided Design to Accelerate Discovery of Doped β-Mo 2C Catalysts toward Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Timothy T. Yang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
- Environmental TEM Catalysis Consortium (ECC), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
- Environmental TEM Catalysis Consortium (ECC), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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Balčiūnaitė A, Upadhyay KK, Radinović K, Santos DMF, Montemor MF, Šljukić B. Steps towards highly-efficient water splitting and oxygen reduction using nanostructured β-Ni(OH) 2. RSC Adv 2022; 12:10020-10028. [PMID: 35424964 PMCID: PMC8965823 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra00914e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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β-Ni(OH)2 nanoplatelets are prepared by a hydrothermal procedure and characterized by scanning and transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The material is demonstrated to be an efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction, oxygen evolution, and hydrogen evolution reactions in alkaline media. β-Ni(OH)2 shows an overpotential of 498 mV to reach 10 mA cm-2 towards oxygen evolution, with a Tafel slope of 149 mV dec-1 (decreasing to 99 mV dec-1 at 75 °C), along with superior stability as evidenced by chronoamperometric measurements. Similarly, a low overpotential of -333 mV to reach 10 mA cm-2 (decreasing to only -65 mV at 75 °C) toward hydrogen evolution with a Tafel slope of -230 mV dec-1 is observed. Finally, β-Ni(OH)2 exhibits a noteworthy performance for the ORR, as evidenced by a low Tafel slope of -78 mV dec-1 and a number of exchanged electrons of 4.01 (indicating direct 4e--oxygen reduction), whereas there are only a few previous reports on modest ORR activity of pure Ni(OH)2.
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- Aldona Balčiūnaitė
- Department of Catalysis, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology Saulėtekio ave. 3 Vilnius LT-10257 Lithuania
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- Centro de Química Estrutural-CQE, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa 1049-001 Lisbon Portugal
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physical Chemistry Studentski trg 12-16 11158 Belgrade Serbia
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- Center of Physics and Engineering of Advanced Materials, Laboratory for Physics of Materials and Emerging Technologies, Chemical Engineering Department, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa 1049-001 Lisbon Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural-CQE, Institute of Molecular Sciences, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa 1049-001 Lisbon Portugal
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- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Physical Chemistry Studentski trg 12-16 11158 Belgrade Serbia
- Center of Physics and Engineering of Advanced Materials, Laboratory for Physics of Materials and Emerging Technologies, Chemical Engineering Department, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa 1049-001 Lisbon Portugal
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Ge R, Huo J, Sun M, Zhu M, Li Y, Chou S, Li W. Surface and Interface Engineering: Molybdenum Carbide-Based Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Conversion. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e1903380. [PMID: 31532899 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201903380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2019] [Revised: 08/31/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Molybdenum carbide (Mox C)-based nanomaterials have shown competitive performances for energy conversion applications based on their unique physicochemical properties. A large surface area and proper surface atomic configuration are essential to explore potentiality of Mox C in electrochemical applications. Although considerable efforts are made on the development of advanced Mox C-based catalysts for energy conversion with high efficiency and stability, some urgent issues, such as low electronic conductivity, low catalytic efficiency, and structural instability, have to be resolved in accordance with their application environments. Surface and interface engineering have shown bright prospects to construct highly efficient Mox C-based electrocatalysts for energy conversion including the hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, nitrogen reduction reaction, and carbon dioxide reduction reaction. In this Review, the recent progresses in terms of surface and interface engineering of Mox C-based electrocatalytic materials are summarized, including the increased number of active sites by decreasing the particle size or introducing porous or hierarchical structures and surface modification by introducing heteroatom(s), defects, carbon materials, and others electronic conductive species. Finally, the challenges and prospects for energy conversion on Mox C-based nanomaterials are discussed in terms of key performance parameters for the catalytic performance.
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- Riyue Ge
- Institute of Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering/Institute for Sustainable Energy, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Institute of Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering/Institute for Sustainable Energy, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Institute of Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering/Institute for Sustainable Energy, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Institute of Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering/Institute for Sustainable Energy, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, North Wollongong, New South Wales, 2522, Australia
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- Institute of Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering/Institute for Sustainable Energy, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of High Temperature Superconductors, Shanghai, 200444, China
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Cardoso J, Šljukić B, Kayhan E, Sequeira C, Santos D. Palladium-nickel on tin oxide-carbon composite supports for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Catal Today 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2019.05.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This study examines how the several major industries, associated with a carbon artifact production, essentially belong to one, closely knit family. The common parents are the geological fossils called petroleum and coal. The study also reviews the major developments in carbon nanotechnology and electrocatalysis over the last 30 years or so. In this context, the development of various carbon materials with size, dopants, shape, and structure designed to achieve high catalytic electroactivity is reported, and among them recent carbon electrodes with many important features are presented together with their relevant applications in chemical technology, neurochemical monitoring, electrode kinetics, direct carbon fuel cells, lithium ion batteries, electrochemical capacitors, and supercapattery.
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- César A C Sequeira
- CeFEMA, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
- CeFEMA, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
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Mladenović D, Vujković M, Mentus S, Santos DMF, Rocha RP, C. Sequeira CA, Figueiredo JL, Šljukić B. Carbon-Supported Mo 2C for Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysis. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 10:E1805. [PMID: 32927755 PMCID: PMC7557865 DOI: 10.3390/nano10091805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Molybdenum carbide (Mo2C)-based electrocatalysts were prepared using two different carbon supports, commercial carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and synthesised carbon xerogel (CXG), to be studied from the point of view of both capacitive and electrocatalytic properties. Cation type (K+ or Na+) in the alkaline electrolyte solution did not affect the rate of formation of the electrical double layer at a low scan rate of 10 mV s-1. Conversely, the different mobility of these cations through the electrolyte was found to be crucial for the rate of double-layer formation at higher scan rates. Molybdenum carbide supported on carbon xerogel (Mo2C/CXG) showed ca. 3 times higher double-layer capacity amounting to 75 mF cm-2 compared to molybdenum carbide supported on carbon nanotubes (Mo2C/CNT) with a value of 23 mF cm-2 due to having more than double the surface area size. The electrocatalytic properties of carbon-supported molybdenum carbides for the oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline media were evaluated using linear scan voltammetry with a rotating disk electrode. The studied materials demonstrated good electrocatalytic performance with Mo2C/CXG delivering higher current densities at more positive onset and half-wave potential. The number of electrons exchanged during oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) was calculated to be 3, suggesting a combination of four- and two-electron mechanism.
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- Dušan Mladenović
- Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia; (D.M.); (M.V.); (S.M.)
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- Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia; (D.M.); (M.V.); (S.M.)
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- Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia; (D.M.); (M.V.); (S.M.)
- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Kneza Mihaila 35, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- CeFEMA, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal; (D.M.F.S.); (C.A.C.S.)
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- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering-Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; (R.P.R.); (J.L.F.)
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- CeFEMA, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal; (D.M.F.S.); (C.A.C.S.)
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- Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering-Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials (LSRE-LCM), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; (R.P.R.); (J.L.F.)
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- Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia; (D.M.); (M.V.); (S.M.)
- CeFEMA, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal; (D.M.F.S.); (C.A.C.S.)
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Nie X, Guo T, Du Q, Liu R, Liu L, Zhao R, Zhang J, Du J, Li J. Mesoporous Carbon Nanotablets Coupled with Mo
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C Nanoparticles: Combining Morphology and Structure to Realize High Activity for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202001285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Xiaorong Nie
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Taiyuan University of Technology No. 79 Yingze West Street, Taiyuan Shanxi PR China
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- College of Environment Science and Engineering Taiyuan University of Technology 79 Yingze West Street Taiyuan, Shanxi PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Taiyuan University of Technology No. 79 Yingze West Street, Taiyuan Shanxi PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Taiyuan University of Technology No. 79 Yingze West Street, Taiyuan Shanxi PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Taiyuan University of Technology No. 79 Yingze West Street, Taiyuan Shanxi PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Taiyuan University of Technology No. 79 Yingze West Street, Taiyuan Shanxi PR China
- Shanxi Kunming Tobacco Co. Ltd. 21 Dachang South Road Taiyuan, Shanxi PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Taiyuan University of Technology No. 79 Yingze West Street, Taiyuan Shanxi PR China
- Electromagnetic Protection Materials and Technology Key Laboratory of Shanxi Province 33th Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation Taiyuan 030006 PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Taiyuan University of Technology No. 79 Yingze West Street, Taiyuan Shanxi PR China
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Gas Energy Efficient and Clean Utilization No.79 Yingze West Street Taiyuan, Shanxi PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Taiyuan University of Technology No. 79 Yingze West Street, Taiyuan Shanxi PR China
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Gas Energy Efficient and Clean Utilization No.79 Yingze West Street Taiyuan, Shanxi PR China
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Liu R, Du Q, Zhao R, Nie X, Liu L, Li J, Du J. Ultrafine Mo
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C Nanoparticles Confined in 2D Meshlike Carbon Nanolayers for Effective Hydrogen Evolution. ChemCatChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202000277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Rui Liu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringTaiyuan University of Technology No. 79 Yingze West Street Taiyuan Shanxi China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringTaiyuan University of Technology No. 79 Yingze West Street Taiyuan Shanxi China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringTaiyuan University of Technology No. 79 Yingze West Street Taiyuan Shanxi China
- Shanxi Kunming Tobacco Co. Ltd. 21 Dachang South Road Taiyuan Shanxi China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringTaiyuan University of Technology No. 79 Yingze West Street Taiyuan Shanxi China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringTaiyuan University of Technology No. 79 Yingze West Street Taiyuan Shanxi China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringTaiyuan University of Technology No. 79 Yingze West Street Taiyuan Shanxi China
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Gas Energy Efficient and Clean Utilization No.79 Yingze West Street Taiyuan Shanxi China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringTaiyuan University of Technology No. 79 Yingze West Street Taiyuan Shanxi China
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Gas Energy Efficient and Clean Utilization No.79 Yingze West Street Taiyuan Shanxi China
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Zhang H, Su J, Zhao K, Chen L. Recent Advances in Metal‐Organic Frameworks and Their Derived Materials for Electrocatalytic Water Splitting. ChemElectroChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202000136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Heng Zhang
- School of Materials Science and EngineeringKunming University of Science and Technology Kunming, Yunnan 650093 P.R. China
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & EngineeringChinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo, Zhejiang 315201 P.R. China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & EngineeringChinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo, Zhejiang 315201 P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringKunming University of Science and Technology Kunming, Yunnan 650093 P.R. China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & EngineeringChinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo, Zhejiang 315201 P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P.R. China
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Ni@Ru core-shell nanoparticles on flower-like carbon nanosheets for hydrogen evolution reaction at All-pH values, oxygen evolution reaction and overall water splitting in alkaline solution. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.134568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Najafi L, Bellani S, Oropesa-Nuñez R, Prato M, Martín-García B, Brescia R, Bonaccorso F. Carbon Nanotube-Supported MoSe 2 Holey Flake:Mo 2C Ball Hybrids for Bifunctional pH-Universal Water Splitting. ACS NANO 2019; 13:3162-3176. [PMID: 30835996 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b08670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The design of cost-effective and efficient electrocatalysts for both hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is pivotal for the molecular hydrogen (H2) production from electrochemical water splitting as a future energy source. Herein, we show that the hybridization between multiple HER- and OER-active components is effective for the design and realization of bifunctional electrocatalysts for universal water splitting, i.e., in both acidic and alkaline media. Our strategy relies on the production and characterization of MoSe2 holey flake:Mo2C ball hybrids supported by single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) electrocatalysts. Flakes of MoSe2 are produced through hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-aided liquid phase exfoliation (LPE), which promotes both the exfoliation of the materials and the formation of nanopores in the flakes via chemical etching. The amount of H2O2 in the solvent used for the exfoliation process is optimized to obtain ideal high ratio between edge and basal sites ratio, i.e., high-number of electrocatalytic sites. The hybridization of MoSe2 flakes with commercial ball-like shaped Mo2C crystals facilitates the Volmer reaction, which works in both acidic and alkaline media. In addition, the electrochemical coupling between SWCNTs (as support) and MoSe2:Mo2C hybrids synergistically enhances both HER- and OER-activity of the native components, reaching high η10 in acidic and alkaline media (0.049 and 0.089 V for HER in 0.5 M H2SO4 and 1 M KOH, respectively; 0.197 and 0.241 V for OER in 0.5 M H2SO4 and 1 M KOH, respectively). The exploitation of the synergistic effects occurring between multicomponent electrocatalysts, coupled with the production of the electrocatalysts themselves through scalable and cost-effective solution-processed manufacturing techniques, is promising to scale-up the production of H2 via efficient water splitting for the future energy portfolio.
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- Leyla Najafi
- Graphene Labs , Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , via Morego 30 , 16163 Genova , Italy
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- Graphene Labs , Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , via Morego 30 , 16163 Genova , Italy
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- Graphene Labs , Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , via Morego 30 , 16163 Genova , Italy
- BeDimensional Spa , via Albisola 121 , 16163 Genova , Italy
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- Materials Characterization Facility , Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , via Morego 30 , 16163 Genova , Italy
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- Graphene Labs , Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , via Morego 30 , 16163 Genova , Italy
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- Electron Microscopy Facility , Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , via Morego 30 , 16163 Genova , Italy
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- Graphene Labs , Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , via Morego 30 , 16163 Genova , Italy
- BeDimensional Spa , via Albisola 121 , 16163 Genova , Italy
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Gao Q, Zhang W, Shi Z, Yang L, Tang Y. Structural Design and Electronic Modulation of Transition-Metal-Carbide Electrocatalysts toward Efficient Hydrogen Evolution. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1802880. [PMID: 30133010 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201802880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Revised: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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As the key of hydrogen economy, electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs) depend on the availability of cost-efficient electrocatalysts. Over the past years, there is a rapid rise in noble-metal-free electrocatalysts. Among them, transition metal carbides (TMCs) are highlighted due to their structural and electronic merits, e.g., high conductivity, metallic band states, tunable surface/bulk architectures, etc. Herein, representative efforts and progress made on TMCs are comprehensively reviewed, focusing on the noble-metal-like electronic configuration and the relevant structural/electronic modulation. Briefly, specific nanostructures and carbon-based hybrids are introduced to increase active-site abundance and to promote mass transportation, and heteroatom doping and heterointerface engineering are encouraged to optimize the chemical configurations of active sites toward intrinsically boosted HER kinetics. Finally, a perspective on the future development of TMC electrocatalysts is offered. The overall aim is to shed some light on the exploration of emerging materials in energy chemistry.
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- Qingsheng Gao
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iCHEM), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Storage Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iCHEM), Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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Vine Shoots and Grape Stalks as Carbon Sources for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalyst Supports. Catalysts 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/catal8020050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Vasić M, Čebela M, Pašti I, Amaral L, Hercigonja R, Santos DM, Šljukić B. Efficient hydrogen evolution electrocatalysis in alkaline medium using Pd-modified zeolite X. Electrochim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Wang H, Cao Y, Sun C, Zou G, Huang J, Kuai X, Zhao J, Gao L. Strongly Coupled Molybdenum Carbide on Carbon Sheets as a Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting. CHEMSUSCHEM 2017; 10:3540-3546. [PMID: 28758343 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201701276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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High-performance and affordable electrocatalysts from earth-abundant elements are desirably pursued for water splitting involving hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Here, a bifunctional electrocatalyst of highly crystalline Mo2 C nanoparticles supported on carbon sheets (Mo2 C/CS) was designed toward overall water splitting. Owing to the highly active catalytic nature of Mo2 C nanoparticles, the high surface area of carbon sheets and efficient charge transfer in the strongly coupled composite, the designed catalysts show excellent bifunctional behavior with an onset potential of -60 mV for HER and an overpotential of 320 mV to achieve a current density of 10 mA cm-2 for OER in 1 m KOH while maintaining robust stability. Moreover, the electrolysis cell using the catalyst only requires a low cell voltage of 1.73 V to achieve a current density of 10 mA cm-2 and maintains the activity for more than 100 h when employing the Mo2 C/CS catalyst as both anode and cathode electrodes. Such high performance makes Mo2 C/CS a promising electrocatalyst for practical hydrogen production from water splitting.
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- Hao Wang
- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, College of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and, Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
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- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, College of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and, Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
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- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, College of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and, Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
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- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, College of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and, Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, P. R. China
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- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, College of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and, Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
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- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, College of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and, Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
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- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials Innovations, College of Physics, Optoelectronics and Energy and Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and, Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China
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Guo J, Wang J, Xuan C, Wu Z, Lei W, Zhu J, Xiao W, Wang D. Molybdenum carbides embedded on carbon nanotubes for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Miao M, Pan J, He T, Yan Y, Xia BY, Wang X. Molybdenum Carbide-Based Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Chemistry 2017; 23:10947-10961. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 230] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Mao Miao
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education); Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics; Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST); 1037 Luoyu Road Wuhan 430074 P.R. China
- Shenzhen Institute of Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Shenzhen 518000 P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education); Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics; Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST); 1037 Luoyu Road Wuhan 430074 P.R. China
- Shenzhen Institute of Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Shenzhen 518000 P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education); Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics; Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST); 1037 Luoyu Road Wuhan 430074 P.R. China
- Shenzhen Institute of Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Shenzhen 518000 P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering; University of Shanghai for Science and Technology; 516 Jungong Road Shanghai 200093 P.R. China
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering; Nanyang Technological University; 50 Nanyang Avenue 639798 Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education); Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics; Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST); 1037 Luoyu Road Wuhan 430074 P.R. China
- Shenzhen Institute of Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Shenzhen 518000 P.R. China
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering; Nanyang Technological University; 50 Nanyang Avenue 639798 Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering; Nanyang Technological University; 50 Nanyang Avenue 639798 Singapore
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Wang Y, Shi Z, Mo Q, Gao B, Liu B, Wang L, Zhang Y, Gao Q, Tang Y. Mesoporous and Skeletal Molybdenum Carbide for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: Diatomite-Type Structure and Formation Mechanism. ChemElectroChem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201700378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Yangxia Wang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Jinan University; Guangzhou 510632 P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Jinan University; Guangzhou 510632 P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 P. R. China
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Wang J, Xu F, Jin H, Chen Y, Wang Y. Non-Noble Metal-based Carbon Composites in Hydrogen Evolution Reaction: Fundamentals to Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2017; 29:1605838. [PMID: 28234409 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201605838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 567] [Impact Index Per Article: 81.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2016] [Revised: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
Abstract
Hydrogen has been hailed as a clean and sustainable alternative to finite fossil fuels in many energy systems. Water splitting is an important method for hydrogen production in high purity and large quantities. To accelerate the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) rate, it is highly necessary to develop high efficiency catalysts and to select a proper electrolyte. Herein, the performances of non-noble metal-based carbon composites under various pH values (acid, alkaline and neutral media) for HER in terms of catalyst synthesis, structure and molecular design are systematically discussed. A detailed analysis of the structure-activity-pH correlations in the HER process gives an insight on the origin of the pH-dependence for HER, and provide guidance for future HER mechanism studies on non-noble metal-based carbon composites. Furthermore, this Review gives a fresh impetus to rational design of high-performance noble-metal-free composites catalysts and guide researchers to employ the established electrocatalysts in proper water electrolysis technologies.
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- Jing Wang
- Advanced Materials and Catalysis Group, Center for Chemistry of High-performance and Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310028, P. R. China
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- Advanced Materials and Catalysis Group, Center for Chemistry of High-performance and Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310028, P. R. China
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- Advanced Materials and Catalysis Group, Center for Chemistry of High-performance and Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310028, P. R. China
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- Advanced Materials and Catalysis Group, Center for Chemistry of High-performance and Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310028, P. R. China
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- Advanced Materials and Catalysis Group, Center for Chemistry of High-performance and Novel Materials, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310028, P. R. China
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Yang TT, Saidi WA. Tuning the hydrogen evolution activity of β-Mo 2C nanoparticles via control of their growth conditions. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:3252-3260. [PMID: 28225110 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr09893b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The use of water electrocatalysis for hydrogen production is a promising, sustainable and greenhouse-gas-free process to develop disruptive renewable energy technologies. Transition metal carbides, in particular β-phase Mo2C, are garnering increased attention as hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysts due to their favourable synthesis conditions, stability and high catalytic efficiency. We use a thermodynamic approach in conjunction with density functional theory and a kinetic model of exchange current density to systematically study the HER activity of β-Mo2C under different experimental conditions. We show that the (011) surface has the highest HER activity, which is rationalized by its lack of strong Mo-based hydrogen adsorption sites. Thus, the HER efficiency of β-Mo2C can be tuned using nanoparticles (NPs) that expose larger fractions of this termination. We give definite maps between NP morphologies and experimental synthesis conditions, and show that the control of the carbon chemical potential during synthesis can expose up to 90% of the (011) surface, while ambient H2 has little effect on the NP morphology. The "volcano" plot shows that under these optimum conditions, the NP exchange current density is ∼10-5 A cm-2, that is only slightly smaller than that of Pt (111).
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- Timothy T Yang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA.
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Han L, Xu M, Han Y, Yu Y, Dong S. Core-Shell-Structured Tungsten Carbide Encapsulated within Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Spheres for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution. CHEMSUSCHEM 2016; 9:2784-2787. [PMID: 27573186 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201601039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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It is highly desirable and remains a great challenge to develop alternative hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysts that are low-cost, highly efficient, and exhibit excellent stability. In this work, we report the synthesis of tungsten carbide nanocrystallites encapsulated within nitrogen-doped carbon (TCNC) spheres through in situ polymerization of dopamine with metatungstate followed by carburization under an inert atmosphere. During the in situ and confined carburization process, very small tungsten carbide nanocrystallites are obtained and uniformly dispersed in the simultaneously generated carbon matrix. Benefited from the unique structure and morphology, the resultant TCNC spheres exhibit high electrocatalytic activity and excellent stability toward HER in both acidic and alkaline solutions.
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- Lei Han
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 (P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 (P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 (P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 (P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 (P. R. China.
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