Ultrafast self-heating synthesis of robust heterogeneous nanocarbides for high current density hydrogen evolution reaction

Chenyu Li; Zhijie Wang; Mingda Liu; Enze Wang; Bolun Wang; Longlong Xu; Kaili Jiang; Shoushan Fan; Yinghui Sun; Jia Li; Kai Liu

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31077-x

Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Ultrafast self-heating synthesis of robust heterogeneous nanocarbides for high current density hydrogen evolution reaction

Chenyu Li,
Zhijie Wang,
Mingda Liu,
Enze Wang,
Bolun Wang,
Longlong Xu,
Kaili Jiang,
Shoushan Fan,
Yinghui Sun,
Jia Li,
Kai Liu

Affiliations

Chenyu Li: State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University
Zhijie Wang: Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center and Institute of Materials Research, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University
Mingda Liu: State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University
Enze Wang: State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University
Bolun Wang: State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University
Longlong Xu: State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University
Kaili Jiang: Department of Physics and Tsinghua-Foxconn Nanotechnology Research Center, Tsinghua University
Shoushan Fan: Department of Physics and Tsinghua-Foxconn Nanotechnology Research Center, Tsinghua University
Yinghui Sun: Beijing Key Laboratory for Magneto-Photoelectrical Composite and Interface Science, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing
Jia Li: Shenzhen Geim Graphene Center and Institute of Materials Research, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University
Kai Liu: State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31077-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Industry-level water splitting requires highly active and stable hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysts. Herein, an ultrafast self-heating synthesis delivers robust Mo2C/MoC/CNT HER catalysts that can work at 1000 mA cm−2 for 14 days.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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