Synergistic Effect of Nitrogen/Phosphorus Co-Doping and Molybdenum Carbide Induced Electron Redistribution of Carbon Layer to Boost Hydrogen Evolution Reaction†
Jiamin Xiao
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082 China
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Search for more papers by this authorPeng Li
School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049 China
These authors contributed equally to this work.
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Yanyan Sun
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083 China
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorHeng Liu
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082 China
Search for more papers by this authorJavid Khan
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082 China
Search for more papers by this authorHandong Zhang
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082 China
Search for more papers by this authorHan Zhou
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082 China
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Yaqiong Su
School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049 China
Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Shuangyin Wang
State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensingand Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082 China
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Lei Han
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082 China
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJiamin Xiao
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082 China
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Search for more papers by this authorPeng Li
School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049 China
These authors contributed equally to this work.
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Yanyan Sun
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083 China
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorHeng Liu
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082 China
Search for more papers by this authorJavid Khan
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082 China
Search for more papers by this authorHandong Zhang
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082 China
Search for more papers by this authorHan Zhou
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082 China
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Yaqiong Su
School of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Energy Storage Materials and Devices, Ministry of Education, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049 China
Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Shuangyin Wang
State Key Laboratory of Chem/Bio-Sensingand Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082 China
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Lei Han
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan, 410082 China
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Comprehensive Summary
The development of highly efficient non-precious-metal-based electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction is imperative for promoting the large-scale application of electrochemical water splitting. Herein, nitrogen/phosphorus co-doped carbon nanorods encapsulated Mo2C nanoparticles (Mo2C@PNC) have been prepared by pre-phosphating treatment in combination of the coordination with polydopamine and the subsequent pyrolysis. The phosphating temperature has a significant effect on the content of phosphorus within the resultant Mo2C@PNC, and the optimal catalyst delivers superior HER activity with the low overpotential of 104 mV at a current density of 10 mA·cm–2 and good stability for 8 h, which has been theoretically demonstrated to originate from the synergistic effect between P doping and Mo2C induced electron redistribution of nitrogen-doped carbon layer.
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