• 文献标题:   Molybdenum Carbide Anchored on Graphene Nanoribbons as Highly Efficient All-pH Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalyst
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   GAO W, SHI YQ, ZHANG YF, ZUO LZ, LU HY, HUANG YP, FAN W, LIU TX
  • 作者关键词:   molybdenum carbide, graphene nanoribbon, allph value, hydrogen evolution reaction, electrocatalyst
  • 出版物名称:   ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY ENGINEERING
  • ISSN:   2168-0485
  • 通讯作者地址:   Fudan Univ
  • 被引频次:   45
  • DOI:   10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b00859
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

The demand for exploiting hydrogen as a new energy source has driven the development of feasible, efficient, and low-cost electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in different reaction media. Herein, we report the synthesis of molybdenum carbide (Mo2C) nanoparticles anchored on graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) as HER electrocatalyst that can function well under acidic, basic, and neutral conditions. GNRs obtained by unzipping carbon nanotubes (CNTs) display strip-like structure, offering abundant active sites for growing Mo2C nanoparticles. Furthermore, GNRs could provide a fast electron transport pathway as well as large exposed surface area to allow full impregnation of electrolytes. Coupling with the anticorrosion feature of Mo2C nanoparticles, the Mo2C-GNR hybrid exhibits outstanding electrocatalytic performance in all of the acidic, basic, and neutral media, making it promising as a highly efficient electrocatalyst under conditions at all pH values.