Enhancing the catalytic activity of the alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction by tuning the S/Se ratio in the Mo(SxSe1−x)2 catalyst

Nanoscale ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (34) ◽  
pp. 16211-16216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronen Bar-Ziv ◽  
Oren E. Meiron ◽  
Maya Bar-Sadan

Stronger together: Alloying allows the optimization of the binding properties of Mo(SxSe1−x)2 nanoflowers such that their catalytic activity towards hydrogen production is enhanced in alkaline solution.

Nanoscale ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 5072-5077 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenming Cao ◽  
Huiqi Li ◽  
Chenyang Zhan ◽  
Jiawei Zhang ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
...  

Monocrystalline Pt–Ni nanocages were successfully fabricated and exhibited great catalytic activity and enhanced stability for HER in alkaline solution.


2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-209
Author(s):  
Takuo Wakisaka ◽  
Kohei Kusada ◽  
Dongshuang Wu ◽  
Tomokazu Yamamoto ◽  
Takaaki Toriyama ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 549-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uros Lacnjevac

Composite Ni-MoO2 coatings were prepared and characterized with respect to their possible application as electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline solution. The composites were electrodeposited onto Ni meshes from an ammonium chloride Ni solution with suspended MoO2 particles in simulated industrial conditions for production of commercial cathodes. The influence of the concentration of MoO2 particles in the solution and deposition current density on the morphology, chemical and phase composition of obtained coatings was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Catalytic activity for the HER of the coatings was examined by polarization measurements in a 32 wt. % NaOH solution at 90?C and compared to the activity of the commercial De Nora?s cathode (DN). It was shown that the most active Ni-MoO2 coating exhibits better polarization characteristics for the HER than the DN cathode. The mechanism of the HER on the specified Ni-MoO2 coating was investigated in 8 mol dm-3 NaOH at 30?C by means of steady-state polarization measurements and an electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) method. Based on the theoretical interpretation of the experimental data, rate constants of the three individual steps of the HER were determined and the source of catalytic activity of the coating was elucidated.


2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (31) ◽  
pp. 11927-11933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Yang ◽  
Lang Pei ◽  
Shicheng Yan ◽  
Zhentao Yu ◽  
Tao Yu ◽  
...  

The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline electrolytes is restricted severely by sluggish water dissociation in the Volmer step.


Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1451
Author(s):  
Changhong Chen ◽  
Ningkang Qian ◽  
Junjie Li ◽  
Xiao Li ◽  
Deren Yang ◽  
...  

Ru is a key component of electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), especially in alkaline media. However, the catalytic activity and durability of Ru-based HER electrocatalysts are still far from satisfactory. Here we report a solvothermal approach for the synthesis of PdCuRu porous nanoplates with different Ru compositions by using Pd nanoplates as the seeds. The PdCuRu porous nanoplates were formed through underpotential deposition (UPD) of Cu on Pd, followed by alloying Cu with Pd through interdiffusion and galvanic replacement between Cu atoms and Ru precursor simultaneously. When evaluated as HER electrocatalysts, the PdCuRu porous nanoplates exhibited excellent catalytic activity and durability. Of them, the Pd24Cu29Ru47/C achieved the lowest overpotential (40.7 mV) and smallest Tafel slope (37.5 mV dec−1) in an alkaline solution (much better than commercial Pt/C). In addition, the Pd24Cu29Ru47/C only lost 17% of its current density during a stability test for 10 h, while commercial Pt/C had a 59.5% drop under the same conditions. We believe that the electron coupling between three metals, unique porous structure, and strong capability of Ru for water dissociation are responsible for such an enhancement in HER performance.


2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (41) ◽  
pp. 16028-16035 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huawei Huang ◽  
Chang Yu ◽  
Juan Yang ◽  
Xiaotong Han ◽  
Changtai Zhao ◽  
...  

Active site-enriched Fe2P nanodots anchored on graphene sheets (Fe2P-ND/FG) exhibit enhanced catalytic activity and stability for the hydrogen evolution reaction.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 4800-4806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lvlv Ji ◽  
Huifang Zheng ◽  
Yeting Fang ◽  
Tao Wang ◽  
Jialei Du ◽  
...  

N-doped carbon nanofibers decorated with numerous ultrafine Mo2C nanoparticles show excellent catalytic activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction.


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