Synergistically Interactive Pyridinic‐N–MoP Sites: Identified Active Centers for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution in Alkaline Solution. (30th September 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhao, Di; Sun, Kaian; Cheong, Weng‐Chon; Zheng, Lirong; Zhang, Chao; Liu, Shoujie; Cao, Xing; Wu, Konglin; Pan, Yuan; Zhuang, Zewen; Hu, Botao; Wang, Dingsheng; Peng, Qing; Chen, Chen; Li, Yadong
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie. Volume 132:Number 23(2020)
• Page Start: 9067
• Page End: 9075
• Publication Date: 2019-09-30
• Subjects: Elektrokatalyse -- Kohlenstoffhüllen -- MoP-Nanopartikel -- N-dotierter Kohlenstoff -- Wasserstoffentwicklungsreaktion; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/ange.201908760
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0044-8249

Abstract

Abstract: For electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), encapsulating transition metal phosphides (TMPs) into nitrogen‐doped carbon materials has been known as an effective strategy to elevate the activity and stability. Yet still, it remains unclear how the TMPs work synergistically with the N‐doped support, and which N configuration (pyridinic N, pyrrolic N, or graphitic N) contributes predominantly to the synergy. Here we present a HER electrocatalyst (denoted as MoP@NCHSs) comprising MoP nanoparticles encapsulated in N‐doped carbon hollow spheres, which displays excellent activity and stability for HER in alkaline media. Results of experimental investigations and theoretical calculations indicate that the synergy between MoP and the pyridinic N can most effectively promote the HER in alkaline media. Abstract : Dotiermitteleffekt : In einem Elektrokatalysator aus MoP‐Nanopartikeln, die in N‐dotiertem Kohlenstoff verkapselt sind, führen die Positionen, an denen MoP mit Pyridin‐N‐Atomen (aber nicht Pyrrol‐ oder Graphit‐N‐Atomen) wechselwirkt, zu erhöhter Elektronendichte auf dem N‐dotierten Kohlenstoff und einer optimierten Adsorption von H* und OH*. Hierdurch wird die Wasserstoffentwicklungsreaktion in alkalischen Medien beschleunigt.