Design of pH‐universal electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction
Jingwen Lin,
Xu Wang,
Zhenyun Zhao,
Dongliang Chen,
Rumin Liu,
Zhizhen Ye,
Bin Lu,
Yang Hou,
Jianguo Lu
Affiliations
Jingwen Lin
State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
Xu Wang
State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
Zhenyun Zhao
State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
Dongliang Chen
State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
Rumin Liu
State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
Zhizhen Ye
State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
Bin Lu
State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
Yang Hou
Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
Jianguo Lu
State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
Abstract The path to searching for sustainable energy has never stopped since the depletion of fossil fuels can lead to serious environmental pollution and energy shortages. Using water electrolysis to produce hydrogen has been proven to be a prioritized approach for green resource production. It is highly crucial to explore inexpensive and high‐performance electrocatalysts for accelerating hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and apply them to industrial cases on a large scale. Here, we summarize the different mechanisms of HER in different pH settings and review recent advances in non‐noble‐metal‐based electrocatalysts. Then, based on the previous efforts, we discuss several universal strategies for designing pH‐independent catalysts and show directions for the future design of pH‐universal catalysts.
