CoMo-bimetallic N-doped porous carbon materials embedded with highly dispersed Pt nanoparticles as pH-universal hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalysts. Issue 38 (23rd September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Huang, Wen-Huan; Li, Xi-Ming; Yu, Dan-Yang; Yang, Xiu-Fang; Wang, Li-Feng; Liu, Pan-Bo; Zhang, Jian
• Is Part Of: Nanoscale. Volume 12:Issue 38(2020)
• Page Start: 19804
• Page End: 19813
• Publication Date: 2020-09-23
• Subjects: Nanoscience -- Periodicals; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; 620.505
• DOI: 10.1039/d0nr04418k
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2040-3364

Abstract

Abstract : A novel CoMo bimetallic N-doped carbon material embedded with highly dispersed 4.7% Pt nanoparticles as a pH-universal hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalyst with excellent durability. Abstract : The hydrogen evolution reaction is a key half reaction for water electrolysis and is of great significance. Pt-based nanomaterials are promising candidates for HER electrocatalysts. However, the high price of platinum and poor durability impede their practical applications. Herein, a new CoMo-bimetallic hybrid zeolite imidazolate framework is employed to load Pt nanoparticles in a highly dispersed manner as a precursor to synthesize an efficient pH-universal HER electrocatalyst (PtCoMo@NC), which displays overpotentials of 26, 51, and 66 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm −2 in acidic, basic, and neutral media, respectively. The strong synergistic effect of highly dispersed multi-type catalytic species, including cobalt, molybdenum carbide, and platinum (4.7%) promotes the catalytic activity in the HER process. Meanwhile, the aggregation of Pt nanoparticles is greatly restrained by the carbon matrix so that a brilliant long-time durability of 12 hours and a negligible current decrease in the LSV curve after 10 000 CV cycles are achieved.