Nature Communications (Nov 2022)
Water induced ultrathin Mo2C nanosheets with high-density grain boundaries for enhanced hydrogen evolution
- Yang Yang,
- Yumin Qian,
- Zhaoping Luo,
- Haijing Li,
- Lanlan Chen,
- Xumeng Cao,
- Shiqiang Wei,
- Bo Zhou,
- Zhenhua Zhang,
- Shuai Chen,
- Wenjun Yan,
- Juncai Dong,
- Li Song,
- Wenhua Zhang,
- Renfei Feng,
- Jigang Zhou,
- Kui Du,
- Xiuyan Li,
- Xian-Ming Zhang,
- Xiujun Fan
Affiliations
- Yang Yang
- Institute of Crystalline Materials, Shanxi University
- Yumin Qian
- Beijing Key Lab of Nanophotonics and Ultrafine Optoelectronic Systems, School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Haidian
- Zhaoping Luo
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Haijing Li
- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Lanlan Chen
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China
- Xumeng Cao
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shiqiang Wei
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China
- Bo Zhou
- Institute of Microstructure and Properties of Advanced Materials, Beijing University of Technology
- Zhenhua Zhang
- Innovative Center for Advanced Materials, Hangzhou Dianzi University
- Shuai Chen
- Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Wenjun Yan
- Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Juncai Dong
- Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Li Song
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China
- Wenhua Zhang
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China
- Renfei Feng
- Canadian Light Source
- Jigang Zhou
- Canadian Light Source
- Kui Du
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Xiuyan Li
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Xian-Ming Zhang
- Institute of Crystalline Materials, Shanxi University
- Xiujun Fan
- Institute of Crystalline Materials, Shanxi University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34976-1
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 11
Abstract
Probing the direct effect of grain boundaries as active catalytic sites is very challenging. Here, the authors reveal that the d z 2 orbital energy level of Mo atoms in grain boundaries exhibits an intrinsic relationship with the hydrogen evolution activity.
