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Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles Supported on Carbon Nanotube with Doped Co and N Atoms and its Catalytic Applications in Hydrogen Production
Published on: December 6, 2021
Ir-based electrocatalysts promoted by TME-substituted polyoxovanadate-derived vanadium carbide for efficient hydrogen
Pingfan Wu1, Jincheng Li1, Zicheng Xiao1
1Institute of POM-Based Materials, Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, 430068, China. pingfanwu-111@163.com.
Abstract:
A novel trimethylolethane (TME)-substituted polyoxovanadate (POV) was designed as a precursor to prepare ultrasmall vanadium carbide nanoparticles, which markedly promoted the hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction of iridium (Ir)-based electrocatalysts. This work is the first example employing organic ligand-substituted POV as the precursor for metal carbide, and is also the first combination of Ir and vanadium carbide, providing new insights into the design of excellent electrocatalysts.
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