Recent Advances in Transition Metal Tellurides (TMTs) and Phosphides (TMPs) for Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysis
Syed Shoaib Ahmad Shah,
Naseem Ahmad Khan,
Muhammad Imran,
Muhammad Rashid,
Muhammad Khurram Tufail,
Aziz ur Rehman,
Georgia Balkourani,
Manzar Sohail,
Tayyaba Najam,
Panagiotis Tsiakaras
Affiliations
Syed Shoaib Ahmad Shah
Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Naseem Ahmad Khan
Institute of Chemistry, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
Muhammad Imran
Institute of Chemistry, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
Muhammad Rashid
Institute of Chemistry, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
Muhammad Khurram Tufail
College of Physics, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
Aziz ur Rehman
Institute of Chemistry, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
Georgia Balkourani
Laboratory of Alternative Energy Conversion Systems, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Thessaly, Pedion Areos, 38834 Volos, Greece
Manzar Sohail
Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Tayyaba Najam
Institute of Chemistry, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
Panagiotis Tsiakaras
Laboratory of Alternative Energy Conversion Systems, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Thessaly, Pedion Areos, 38834 Volos, Greece
The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a developing and promising technology to deliver clean energy using renewable sources. Presently, electrocatalytic water (H2O) splitting is one of the low-cost, affordable, and reliable industrial-scale effective hydrogen (H2) production methods. Nevertheless, the most active platinum (Pt) metal-based catalysts for the HER are subject to high cost and substandard stability. Therefore, a highly efficient, low-cost, and stable HER electrocatalyst is urgently desired to substitute Pt-based catalysts. Due to their low cost, outstanding stability, low overpotential, strong electronic interactions, excellent conductivity, more active sites, and abundance, transition metal tellurides (TMTs) and transition metal phosphides (TMPs) have emerged as promising electrocatalysts. This brief review focuses on the progress made over the past decade in the use of TMTs and TMPs for efficient green hydrogen production. Combining experimental and theoretical results, a detailed summary of their development is described. This review article aspires to provide the state-of-the-art guidelines and strategies for the design and development of new highly performing electrocatalysts for the upcoming energy conversion and storage electrochemical technologies.
