Co nanoparticles embedded in a 3D CoO matrix for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (45) ◽  
pp. 38515-38520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangye Liu ◽  
Chenlong Dong ◽  
Wujie Dong ◽  
Xin Wang ◽  
Xiaotao Yuan ◽  
...  

Earth-abundant and highly efficient electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are desired for hydrogen production from water-splitting.

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (59) ◽  
pp. 47398-47407 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Subramanya ◽  
Y. Ullal ◽  
S. U. Shenoy ◽  
D. K. Bhat ◽  
A. C. Hegde

A novel, highly efficient composite electrode containing earth-abundant elements (Co–Ni) and graphene has been developed for the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction in an alkaline medium.


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 3007-3013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bao Zhang ◽  
Lishang Zhang ◽  
Qiuyang Tan ◽  
Jinsong Wang ◽  
Jia Liu ◽  
...  

Developing highly efficient and durable alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysts composed of earth-abundant materials is crucial for large-scale electrochemical hydrogen production.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 929 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sajjad Hussain ◽  
Kamran Akbar ◽  
Dhanasekaran Vikraman ◽  
Rana Afzal ◽  
Wooseok Song ◽  
...  

To find an effective alternative to scarce, high-cost noble platinum (Pt) electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), researchers are pursuing inexpensive and highly efficient materials as an electrocatalyst for large scale practical application. Layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) are promising candidates for durable HER catalysts due to their cost-effective, highly active edges and Earth-abundant elements to replace Pt electrocatalysts. Herein, we design an active, stable earth-abundant TMDCs based catalyst, WS(1−x)Sex nanoparticles-decorated onto a 3D porous graphene/Ni foam. The WS(1−x)Sex/graphene/NF catalyst exhibits fast hydrogen evolution kinetics with a moderate overpotential of ~−93 mV to drive a current density of 10 mA cm−2, a small Tafel slope of ~51 mV dec−1, and a long cycling lifespan more than 20 h in 0.5 M sulfuric acid, which is much better than WS2/NF and WS2/graphene/NF catalysts. Our outcomes enabled a way to utilize the TMDCs decorated graphene and precious-metal-free electrocatalyst as mechanically robust and electrically conductive catalyst materials.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai-Lang Jia ◽  
Jiao Zhao ◽  
Zhiyuan Wang ◽  
Rui-Xin Chen ◽  
Mingyun Guan

Hydrogen production from water-splitting is one of the most promising hydrogen production methods, the preparation of hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalyst is very important. Although Pt based materials have the...


Author(s):  
Hanwen Xu ◽  
Jiawei Zhu ◽  
Pengyan Wang ◽  
Ding Chen ◽  
Chengtian Zhang ◽  
...  

Rational design and construction of high-efficiency bifunctional catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is crucial for large-scale hydrogen production by water splitting. Herein, by a...


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (13) ◽  
pp. 7636-7643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qin Wang ◽  
Hongyang Zhao ◽  
Fumin Li ◽  
Wenyan She ◽  
Xiaoming Wang ◽  
...  

It was found that Mo-doped Ni2P hollow nanostructures display excellent hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction performance.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (20) ◽  
pp. 12457-12467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cuncai Lv ◽  
Shichen Xu ◽  
Qianpeng Yang ◽  
Zhipeng Huang ◽  
Chi Zhang

An inactive material (TiO2) promotes remarkably another inactive material (Co2P4O12) to be a highly efficient electrocatalyst in hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline solution.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenjuan Han ◽  
Minhan Li ◽  
Yuanyuan Ma ◽  
Jianping Yang

Hydrogen has been considered as a promising alternative energy to replace fossil fuels. Electrochemical water splitting, as a green and renewable method for hydrogen production, has been drawing more and more attention. In order to improve hydrogen production efficiency and lower energy consumption, efficient catalysts are required to drive the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Cobalt (Co)-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are porous materials with tunable structure, adjustable pores and large specific surface areas, which has attracted great attention in the field of electrocatalysis. In this review, we focus on the recent progress of Co-based metal-organic frameworks and their derivatives, including their compositions, morphologies, architectures and electrochemical performances. The challenges and development prospects related to Co-based metal-organic frameworks as HER electrocatalysts are also discussed, which might provide some insight in electrochemical water splitting for future development.


Nanoscale ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (29) ◽  
pp. 14272-14279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liyun Cao ◽  
Ning Zhang ◽  
Liangliang Feng ◽  
Jianfeng Huang ◽  
Yongqiang Feng ◽  
...  

The rational design and synthesis of ultrasmall metal-based electrocatalysts using earth-abundant elements are considered as a promising route to improve catalytic properties.


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