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Published on: November 18, 2014
Synergistically Interactive Pyridinic-N-MoP Sites: Identified Active Centers for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution in
Di Zhao1, Kaian Sun1,2, Weng-Chon Cheong1
1Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
Abstract:
For electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), encapsulating transition metal phosphides (TMPs) into nitrogen-doped carbon materials has been known as an effective strategy to elevate the activity and stability. Yet still, it remains unclear how the TMPs work synergistically with the N-doped support, and which N configuration (pyridinic N, pyrrolic N, or graphitic N) contributes predominantly to the synergy. Here we present a HER electrocatalyst (denoted as MoP@NCHSs) comprising MoP nanoparticles encapsulated in N-doped carbon hollow spheres, which displays excellent activity and stability for HER in alkaline media. Results of experimental investigations and theoretical calculations indicate that the synergy between MoP and the pyridinic N can most effectively promote the HER in alkaline media.
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