• 文献标题:   Two-Dimensional Sandwich-Structured Mesoporous Mo2C/Carbon/ Graphene Nanohybrids for Efficient Hydrogen Production Electrocatalysts
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   HOU D, ZHU SY, TIAN H, WEI H, FENG XL, MAI YY
  • 作者关键词:   selfassembly, twodimensional, mesoporou, molybdenum carbide, hydrogen evolution reaction
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244
  • 通讯作者地址:   Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ
  • 被引频次:   11
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsami.8b15250
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

The main challenge in water electrolysis, an appealing technique to alleviate future energy crisis, is the design of efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). On the basis of an interface self-assembly approach, we synthesize mesoporous nitrogen-doped carbon/Mo2C/reduced graphene oxide nanohybrids (denoted as mNC-Mo2C@rGO), which represent a new type of two-dimensional Mo2C/carbon hybrid nanomaterials and possess a sandwichlike structure with well-defined mesopores. The method involves the co-self-assembly of spherical micelles formed from polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene oxide), pyrrole (Py) monomers, and molybdate ions (Mo7O246-) on GO surfaces in aqueous solution, followed by polymerization of Py and calcination of the nanocomposites at 900 degrees C under nitrogen atmosphere. The resultant mNCMo(2)C@rGO nanosheets possess high N contents, large specific surface areas (SSAs), and 4 nm Mo2C particles well-distributed in the mesoporous carbon matrix. The Mo2C content is controllable in the range of 18.4-42.4 wt % by adjusting the feed amount of Mo7O246-. In particular, mNC-Mo2C@rGO with an SSA of 344 m(2)/g and a Mo2C content of ca. 28 wt % exhibits the highest HER catalytic activity in 1 M KOH electrolyte, with a 95 mV overpotential at 10 mA/cm(2), a Tafel slope of 49.8 mV/ dec, and a long-term stability of 60 h at 20 mA/cm(2). This study blazes a trail for the synthesis of new functional nanomaterials with potential applications as efficient HER electrocatalysts.