scholarly journals The effect of surface modification by reduced graphene oxide on the electrocatalytic activity of nickel towards the hydrogen evolution reaction

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (40) ◽  
pp. 26864-26874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debabrata Chanda ◽  
Jaromír Hnát ◽  
Ana S. Dobrota ◽  
Igor A. Pašti ◽  
Martin Paidar ◽  
...  

The RGO-modified Ni electrode exhibited outstanding activity towards HER. DFT calculations indicate that H atoms, formed upon H2O discharge on Ni, spill onto the RGO, enabling continuous clearance of Ni-active sites.

Catalysts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 948
Author(s):  
Chen Zhao ◽  
Zhi Yu ◽  
Jun Xing ◽  
Yuting Zou ◽  
Huiwen Liu ◽  
...  

The development of efficient electrocatalyst to produce molecular hydrogen from water is receiving considerable attention, in an effort to decrease our reliance on fossil fuels. The prevention of the aggregation of active sites during material synthesis, in order to increase charge transport properties of electrocatalysts, is needed. We have designed, synthesized, and studied a Ag2S/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) electrochemical catalyst (for hydrogen evolution) from water. The Ag2S nanocrystals were synthesized by the solvothermal method in which the rGO was added. The addition of the rGO resulted in the formation of smaller Ag2S nanocrystals, which consequently increased the electrical conductivity of the composite catalyst. The composite catalyst showed a higher electrochemical catalytic activity than the one with an absence of rGO. At a current density of 10 mA/cm2, a low overpotential of 120 mV was obtained. A Tafel slope of 49.1 mV/dec suggests a Volmer–Herovsky mechanism for the composite catalyst. These results may provide a novel strategy for developing hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysts, via the combining of a nano-semiconductor catalyst with a 2D material.


2016 ◽  
Vol 09 (05) ◽  
pp. 1650058 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huaping Wu ◽  
Ye Qiu ◽  
Junma Zhang ◽  
Guozhong Chai ◽  
Congda Lu ◽  
...  

The composites of sulphide and reduced graphene oxide (NiS/MoS2-rGO) were synthesized through a facile solvent-assisted hydrothermal method. The introduction of NiS was paramount not only in enhancing the conductivity of whole catalysts but also in modulating the layer structures of MoS2 with additional active sites. Moreover, the NiS and rGO functioned together in controlling the morphology of as-prepared composites, resulting in uniformly distributed NiS/MoS2 nanosheets perpendicular to rGO scaffold. This further contributed to the excellent hydrogen evolution performance of the composites with a small onset overpotential of 80[Formula: see text]mV and Tafel slope as low as 65[Formula: see text]mV/decade.


2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 5337-5343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lianbo Ma ◽  
Xiaoping Shen ◽  
Hu Zhou ◽  
Guoxing Zhu ◽  
Zhenyuan Ji ◽  
...  

A novel CoP/RGO composite with excellent electrocatalytic activity towards HER was prepared using a facile two-step strategy.


RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (75) ◽  
pp. 70740-70746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Long Song ◽  
Mengjia Zhao ◽  
Xiaoxue Li ◽  
Zhipan Zhang ◽  
Liangti Qu

A hierarchical 3D nanostructure of MoS2nanotubes supported on a reduced graphene oxide network is prepared through a surfactant-assisted lyophilization process and it exhibits good electrocatalytic activity in the hydrogen evolution reaction.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji-Yuan Han ◽  
Sheng-Hao Cai ◽  
Ji-Yu Zhu ◽  
Shuang Yang ◽  
Ji-Sen Li

Ruthenium-doped amorphous molybdenum dioxide coupled with reduced graphene oxide hybrid (Ru-MoO2@PC/rGO) is synthesized using POMOF/GO as precursor. Benefitting from the synergistic effect of numerous exposed active sites, Ru dopants, and...


2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (20) ◽  
pp. 11066-11073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lianbo Ma ◽  
Xiaoping Shen ◽  
Jun Zhu ◽  
Guoxing Zhu ◽  
Zhenyuan Ji

A novel Co3ZnC/RGO composite with excellent electrocatalytic activity toward HER was prepared through an effective two-step strategy.


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