Synergistic Effect of Nitrogen/Phosphorus Co-Doping and Molybdenum Carbide Induced Electron Redistribution of Carbon Layer to Boost Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Jiamin Xiao, Peng Li, Yanyan Sun (Corresponding author), Heng Liu, Javid Khan, Handong Zhang, Han Zhou, Yaqiong Su (Corresponding author), Shuangyin Wang (Corresponding author), Lei Han (Corresponding author)

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Abstract

The development of highly efficient non-precious-metal-based electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction is imperative for promoting the large-scale application of electrochemical water splitting. Herein, nitrogen/phosphorus co-doped carbon nanorods encapsulated Mo2C nanoparticles (Mo2C@PNC) have been prepared by pre-phosphating treatment in combination of the coordination with polydopamine and the subsequent pyrolysis. The phosphating temperature has a significant effect on the content of phosphorus within the resultant Mo2C@PNC, and the optimal catalyst delivers superior HER activity with the low overpotential of 104 mV at a current density of 10 mA·cm–2 and good stability for 8 h, which has been theoretically demonstrated to originate from the synergistic effect between P doping and Mo2C induced electron redistribution of nitrogen-doped carbon layer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)55-60
Number of pages6
JournalChinese Journal of Chemistry
Volume42
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2024

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Funding

This work is financially supported by Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 531118010232 and No. 202044011) and the Natural Science Foundation of Changsha (No. KQ2202146 and No. KQ2208259). Y. Su acknowledge the “Young Talent Support Plan” of Xi'an Jiaotong University. Supercomputing facilities were provided by Hefei Advanced Computing Center.

FundersFunder number
National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaKQ2202146, KQ2208259
Xi’an Jiaotong University
Central South University531118010232, 202044011

    Keywords

    • Electron redistribution
    • Hydrogen evolution
    • Molybdenum carbide
    • N/P co-doped carbon
    • Synergistic effect

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