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New vesicular carbon-based rhenium phosphides with all-pH range electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity.
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Applied Catalysis B: Environmental . Nov2019, Vol. 256, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- • The novel Re 3 P 4 @NPVC and Re 2 P@NPVC catalysts were designed by a novel strategy. • Coupling metal Re and P is able to promote the HER pathway. • The electronic coupling of NPVC layer and nanoparticles efficiently promotes the electron-transfer process for HER. • The Re 3 P 4 @NPVC exhibit remarkable catalytic activity for HER at all pH, which rivals the commercial Pt/C. Considering the great application prospect of noble metal rhenium (Re) in the catalytic field derived from its intrinsic properties, exploring more novel and highly effective Re-based catalysts becomes an important topic. Herein, for the first time, we design a novel strategy for fabrication of Re 2 P and Re 3 P 4 nanoparticles anchored in N, P doped vesicular carbon (NPVC) via pyrolyzing ammonium perrhenate (NH 4 ReO 4), 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HEDP) and melamine on the surface of SiO 2 spheres. Choosing hydrogen evolution as a probe reaction, Re 3 P 4 @NPVC heterostructure exhibits highly efficient catalytic activity compared with as-synthesized samples, which rivals the commercial Pt/C. Concretely, the Tafel slope is 38, 77 and 62 mV dec−1, and overpotential is 40, 70 and 61 mV at 10 mA cm−2 in 0.5 M H 2 SO 4 , 1 M phosphate buffer solution and 1 M KOH, respectively. Both experiment and DFT calculation unambiguously validate that Coupling metal Re and P is able to promote the HER pathway by tuning the ΔG H* value close to the optimum, balancing adsorption and desorption of hydrogen. Besides, the electronic coupling of NPVC layer and NPs synergistically enhances the proton adsorption and reduction kinetics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09263373
- Volume :
- 256
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 141774882
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.117851