Journal
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Volume 53, Issue 17, Pages 4372-4376Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201311111
Keywords
carbon nanotubes; cobalt nanoparticles; electrocatalysis; hydrogen evolution reaction; water splitting
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- National Science Foundation [DMR-0968937, CBET-1134289]
- Division Of Materials Research
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien [0968937] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys
- Directorate For Engineering [1134289] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Despite being technically possible, splitting water to generate hydrogen is still practically unfeasible due mainly to the lack of sustainable and efficient catalysts for the half reactions involved. Herein we report the synthesis of cobalt-embedded nitrogen-rich carbon nanotubes (NRCNTs) that 1) can efficiently electrocatalyze the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) with activities close to that of Pt and 2) function well under acidic, neutral or basic media alike, allowing them to be coupled with the best available oxygen-evolving catalystswhich also play crucial roles in the overall water-splitting reaction. The materials are synthesized by a simple, easily scalable synthetic route involving thermal treatment of Co2+-embedded graphitic carbon nitride derived from inexpensive starting materials (dicyandiamide and CoCl2). The materials' efficient catalytic activity is mainly attributed to their nitrogen dopants and concomitant structural defects.
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