• 文献标题:   Graphene-Decorated Boron-Carbon-Nitride-Based Metal-Free Catalysts for an Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIU YF, ALI R, MA J, JIAO W, YIN LJ, MU CH, JIAN X
  • 作者关键词:   pyridine borane, graphene capsule, bcn, metalfree catalyst, hydrogen evolution reaction
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   2574-0962
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  • 被引频次:   12
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsaem.1c00238 EA MAR 2021
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is an emerging renewable energy source to derive clean, efficient, and high-energy-density hydrogen fuel from electrochemical water splitting mostly by using traditional noble-metal-based catalysts. However, their scarcity has led to the emergence of carbon-based materials which are exceptionally promising alternatives for the HER. Herein, graphene capsules-decorated boron-carbon-nitride sheets are developed by pyrolyzing a mixture of pyridine borane and custom-made GCs. The 3D hollow GCs effectively increase the surface area to supplement more exposed active sites for the hydrogen adsorption/desorption reaction. The carbon-rich ternary hybrid structure favors adjusting the electrical conductivity, which provides better HER catalytic performances (overpotential of 333 mV at 10 mA cm(-2)) in acidic conditions. The long-term stability for 24 h and the simplest designing technique propose an effective metal-free electrocatalyst for commercial applications in the renewable energy field.