Hierarchical Cu2S hollow nanowire arrays for highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction

Author(s):  
Ning Xie ◽  
Dong-Dong Ma ◽  
Yu-Lin Wu ◽  
Xintao Wu ◽  
Qi-Long Zhu

Exploiting the highly active and low-cost electrocatalysts based on earth-abundant elements for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is an extremely desired but challenging task. Herein, we present a facile and economical...

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.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (39) ◽  
pp. 19038-19046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Zhou ◽  
Yuying Yang ◽  
Ruijing Wang ◽  
Xiaotong Wang ◽  
Xinyuan Zhang ◽  
...  

Rhombic arrays of porous CoP2 nanowires on carbon cloth for an efficient hydrogen evolution reaction in both acid and alkaline media.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolina Kordek-Khalil ◽  
Dawid Janas ◽  
Piotr Rutkowski

AbstractLarge-scale sustainable hydrogen production by water electrolysis requires a highly active yet low-cost hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalyst. Conductive carbon nanomaterials with high surface areas are promising candidates for this purpose. In this contribution, single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are assembled into free-standing films and directly used as HER electrodes. During the initial 20 h of electrocatalytic performance in galvanostatic conditions, the films undergo activation, which results in a gradual overpotential decrease to the value of 225 mV. Transient physicochemical properties of the films at various activation stages are characterized to reveal the material features responsible for the activity boost. Results indicate that partial oxidation of iron nanoparticles encapsulated in SWCNTs is the major contributor to the activity enhancement. Furthermore, besides high activity, the material, composed of only earth-abundant elements, possesses exceptional performance stability, with no activity loss for 200 h of galvanostatic performance at − 10 mA cm−2. In conclusion, the work presents the strategy of engineering a highly active HER electrode composed of widely available elements and provides new insights into the origins of electrocatalytic performance of SWCNT-based materials in alkaline HER.


ChemSusChem ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 2780-2787 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiawei Xia ◽  
Michael Volokh ◽  
Guiming Peng ◽  
Yongsheng Fu ◽  
Xin Wang ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (53) ◽  
pp. 10742-10745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Qing Bao ◽  
M. Fatima Cerqueira ◽  
Pedro Alpuim ◽  
Lifeng Liu

Low-cost photocathodes consisting of silicon nanowire arrays coupled with hollow spheres of the emerging earth-abundant cobalt phosphide catalysts are fabricated, which exhibit good photoelectrochemical performance toward the solar-driven H2 evolution.


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.


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
pp. 1928-1934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Palani R. Jothi ◽  
Yuemei Zhang ◽  
Jan P. Scheifers ◽  
Hyounmyung Park ◽  
Boniface P. T. Fokwa

Non-noble metal nanomaterials (molybdenum sulfides, phosphides, carbides, and nitrides) have recently emerged as highly active electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Here we present experimental and theoretical studies of the first highly active molybdenum boride nanomaterial for the HER.


Author(s):  
Benzhi Wang ◽  
Lixia Wang ◽  
Yongteng Qian ◽  
Yuting Yang ◽  
Tayirjan Taylor Isimjan ◽  
...  

The development of low-cost and highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysts remains a significant challenge for the advancement of sustainable energy conversion systems. Herein, we have reported the successful...


Author(s):  
Zijian Li ◽  
Haeseong Jang ◽  
Danni Qin ◽  
Xiaoli Jiang ◽  
Xuqiang Ji ◽  
...  

Designing highly efficient, stable and low-cost bifunctional electrocatalysts based on in-situ microstructure evolution, especially achieving partial lattice dislocation on highly crystalline texture, to catalyze hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen...


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