Controllable fabrication of uniform ruthenium phosphide nanocrystals for the hydrogen evolution reaction
Yutong Li1, Fuqiang Chu, Yunfei Bu
1Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213164, China. qinyong@cczu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Uniform ruthenium phosphide (Ru2P and RuP) nanocrystals grown in situ on N- and P-codoped graphene were obtained by pyrolyzing tris(triphenylphosphine) ruthenium(ii) chloride (TPP-Ru) with pyritic acid (PA). Interestingly, Ru2P and RuP can be controllably prepared by varying the molar ratio of PA to TPP-Ru. As an efficient electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), Ru2P exhibited a better performance than RuP in alkaline medium.
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