Recent advances in transition metal nitrides for hydrogen electrocatalysis in alkaline media: From catalyst design to application

Siyuan Tang; Zhipeng Zhang; Jun Xiang; Xinchun Yang; Xiangqian Shen; Fuzhan Song

doi:10.3389/fchem.2022.1073175

Frontiers in Chemistry (Dec 2022)

Recent advances in transition metal nitrides for hydrogen electrocatalysis in alkaline media: From catalyst design to application

Siyuan Tang,
Zhipeng Zhang,
Jun Xiang,
Xinchun Yang,
Xiangqian Shen,
Fuzhan Song

Affiliations

Siyuan Tang: Institute for Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
Zhipeng Zhang: Institute for Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
Jun Xiang: Institute School of Science, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
Xinchun Yang: Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Energy Materials for Carbon Neutrality, Institute of Technology for Carbon Neutrality/Faculty of Materials Science and Energy Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shenzhen, China
Xiangqian Shen: Institute for Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
Fuzhan Song: Institute for Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2022.1073175
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10

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Hydrogen (H2) has been considered an ideal alternative energy source for solving energy supply security and greenhouse gas reduction. Although platinum group metal (PGM) catalysts have excellent performance in hydrogen electrocatalysis, their scarcity and high cost limit their industrial application. Therefore, it is necessary to develop low-cost and efficient non-PGM catalysts. Transition metal nitrides (TMNs) have attracted much attention because of their excellent catalytic performance in hydrogen electrochemistry, including hydrogen evolution reaction (HER)/hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR). In this paper, we review and discuss the mechanism of HER/HOR in alkaline media. We compare and evaluate electrocatalytic performance for the HER/HOR TMN catalysts recently reported. Finally, we propose the prospects and research trends in sustainable alkaline hydrogen electrocatalysis.

Published in Frontiers in Chemistry

ISSN: 2296-2646 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry
Website: http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/chemistry

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