Journal
NANOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 34, Issue 46, Pages -Publisher
IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/acefd9
Keywords
precatalyst; electrochemical activation method; multiphase synergistic catalysis; hydrogen evolution reaction
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Electrochemical activation is an effective method for synthesizing economically feasible heterogeneous hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysts. In this study, a MoO2-Co2Mo3O8 precatalyst was synthesized and electrochemically activated to produce K2Mo3O10, forming a heterogeneous structure. The activated samples demonstrated exceptional HER activity in alkaline medium, with low overpotential and small Tafel slope. This method is relatively unexplored in the preparation of HER catalysts, making this study a pioneering contribution to the field.
Electrochemical activation is an effective method for synthesizing economically feasible heterogeneous hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysts. Herein, we first synthesized MoO2-Co2Mo3O8 precatalyst, which was electrochemically activated to produce K2Mo3O10 within the original phase to form the heterogeneous structure. The electrochemically activated samples demonstrate exceptional HER activity in alkaline medium, which exhibit a low overpotential of 31 mV at current density of 10 mA cm(-2) (135 mV at 100 mA cm(-2)), as well as a small Tafel slope of 34 mV dec(-1). This is due to the creation of multiphase heterostructures that prompt interfacial interactions and accelerate charge transfer. Simultaneously, the creation of additional active sites increases their intrinsic activities. The combined effects collectively enhance the HER performance. The application of this method in the preparation of HER catalysts is still relatively unexplored, thus rendering our work a pioneering contribution to the field.
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