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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
Work function-regulated two-dimensional porous C7N6-based single-atom catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction
Wenli Xie1, Bin Cui2, Desheng Liu2
1School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guangdong Ocean University, Yangjiang 529500, China.
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Due to the high cost of Pt catalysts, designing low-cost and high-efficiency electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) has become a key challenge in the development of renewable energy technology. Here, a novel single-atom catalyst (SAC) is constructed by using a C7N6 monolayer as a substrate, which anchors transition metal (TM) atoms through the unsaturated nitrogen atoms around the pore. The catalytic performance of 20 TM centers is evaluated, revealing that partial d-orbital occupancy enables near-thermoneutral values. More importantly, a linear correlation between the work function (Φ) of the support surface and is revealed. This discovery provides a theoretical framework for the construction of catalytic materials with a tunable electronic structure and offers important guiding significance for the efficient design and screening of low-cost supported electrocatalysts.
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