电解海水析氢反应过渡金属基催化剂的研究进展

海水作为地球上最丰富的自然资源之一,在实现大规模的电解水制氢方面具有得天独厚的优势。然而,海水中的Cl^-、Ca²⁺和Mg²⁺等使催化剂在阴极发生腐蚀、毒化或降解,导致其稳定性、活性以及使用寿命显著降低。近年来,为了解决上述问题,人们致力于设计开发廉价的高效稳定析氢反应（HER）催化剂,进而提高电解海水制氢效率。本文首先介绍了电解海水的优势及其HER所面临的挑战,其次从活性和稳定性等方面重点论述了硒化物、硫化物、氮化物以及磷化物等过渡金属基催化剂在电解海水HER中的研究进展,最后总结和展望了电解海水HER催化剂未来的发展前景。     

电沉积镍钨注钼电极的析氢反应

在所有电极过程中研究最多的是析氢反应,其重要性一直为化学界所关注。提高电极活性的各种方法中,普遍采用电沉积法,它价廉简便、效果明显。但涂层不够牢固,在使用过程中易脱落,使用寿命短。为了克服上述缺点,作者将电沉积和离子注入技术联合使用,即在Ni、W镀层上注入Mo离子,利用Mo离子的能量将Ni、W打入表面内层,进行离子束混合。这既     

电解水析氢反应磷化钴异质结催化剂的研究进展

氢气（H2）作为一种可再生的绿色能源,在解决环境和化石能源紧缺问题受到了广泛关注。发展高效、稳定和低成本的析氢反应（Hydrogen evolution reaction, HER）电催化剂是目前氢能大规模利用面临的主要挑战之一。磷化钴（CoP）由于其类金属特性及耐酸碱腐蚀等优点,在电催化HER领域中受到广泛研究。本文以CoP与其它纳米材料形成的异质结所产生的不同效应提升HER活性为出发点,首先介绍了CoP异质结作为电催化剂用于电催化HER的优势及其所面临的挑战,其次从CoP异质结产生的不同效应在电催化HER发挥的作用等方面进行了系统的论述,最后总结和展望了CoP异质结在电催化HER方向的发展前景。     

二硫化钼析氢电催化剂

电解水与一次可再生能源耦合,可同时提供洁净制氢方式与先进的能源转化技术,有望在未来清洁能源经济中扮演重要角色,而实现这一美好愿景的关键在于研发高活性、低成本的析氢/析氧电催化材料。二硫化钼(MoS₂)是颇具代表性的非贵金属析氢电催化材料,纵观其研究历程,先导性理论预测与材料设计、先进制备与表征技术的应用均在改性研究中发挥了至关重要的作用,这也从一个侧面折射出当代电催化剂的研究模式与发展趋势。本文按照重要发现与进展的时间顺序,梳理了MoS₂析氢电催化剂的发展历程,重点论述了增多边缘活性位、提高导电性、构筑基面活性位等改性策略的实施方法、效果与机理,最后从全领域总结了MoS₂析氢电催化剂的研究启示并展望其未来发展趋势。     

在纳米晶Co—Mo／Ni复合电极上的析氢反应

采用复合电镀的方法将不同球磨时间制备的高催化活性的纳米晶Ｃｏ－Ｍｏ合金粉直接镀在电极表面，用稳态极化曲线及交流阻抗技术测试了这些电极析氢的电化学活性，并用Ｘ射线衍射，透射电镜及Ｘ射线光电子能谱，扫描电镜监测了Ｃｏ－Ｍｏ合金粉的物相结构，晶粒尺寸和复合镀的成份，形貌，实验结果表明，Ｃｏ－Ｍｏ纳米晶合金粉有较高的析氢催化活性，球磨使钴钼粉合金化成为纳米晶，一方面增加了复合镀层的真实表面积，另一方面由于     

盐封后碳化钼电催化剂的制备及其氢析出性能

Molybdenum carbide is regarded as an excellent substitute for Pt-based catalysts in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), owing to its low cost, superior catalytic performance, and long-term stability. In this work, salt-sealed molybdenum carbide was prepared using sodium molybdate and 2, 6-diaminopyridine as the reactive raw materials, followed by continuous salt sealing and calcination of the precursor under an inert atmosphere. The morphology, composition and structure of salt-sealed molybdenum carbide were determined by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results indicate that salt-sealed molybdenum carbide has irregular morphology and includes nanoparticles and nanorods. A comparison of the TEM images of Mo₂C with salt sealing (Mo₂C/SS) and Mo₂C without salt sealing (Mo₂C) indicates that Mo₂C/SS exhibits a smaller particle size. This suggests that salt sealing can efficiently avoid particle aggregation. The Brunauer-Emmett- Teller (BET) specific surface area of the catalysts was obtained from nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms. The increase in BET surface area from 2.55 to 8.14 m²·g⁻¹ after salt sealing provides evidence for the formation of pores in the product. The results of XRD, EDS and XPS analyses show that Mo₂C/SS has an orthorhombic crystal structure with molybdenum oxides on the surface, which may originate from surface oxidation. Considering the results of XPS and the turnover frequency (TOF) calculation, we can conclude that the formation of pores via salt sealing contributes to the exposure of more active sites, while simultaneously enlarging the contact area with oxygen. Therefore, higher molybdenum oxide content is generated on the surface, resulting in a lower proportion of active centers (molybdenum carbides) on the catalyst surface. Furthermore, the pseudocapacitance generated by the faradaic reaction of molybdenum oxides is superimposed on the double-layer capacitance of Mo₂C catalysts, which increases the double layer capacitance. Since the effect of pseudo-capacitance on Mo₂C/SS is more significant, the TOF number declines after salt sealing. Compared with Mo₂C, Mo₂C/SS exhibits three features that promote HER mass activity: (1) the generation of large quantities of pores via salt sealing leads to an increase in the BET surface area and exposure of more active sites, which is beneficial for improving HER performance; (2) the porous structure and enlarged surface area pave the way for effective mass and charge transfer; (3) the decrease of the Tafel slope from 145 to 88 mV·dec⁻¹. In summary, salt-sealed Mo₂C exhibited enhanced HER activity with an overpotential of 175 mV to achieve a current density of 10 mA·cm⁻². The Tafel slope for HER on salt-sealed Mo₂C is 88 mV·dec⁻¹. This can be considered as the proof of the Volmer-Heyrovsky mechanism with electrochemical desorption as the rate-determining step.     

基于类石墨烯二维材料的析氢反应电催化剂的研究进展

利用可再生能源产生的电能电解水制取氢气,被认为是下一代清洁能源的最佳选择之一。然而,通过电解水可持续的产生氢气需要高活性的催化剂来使得反应有效地进行。基于类石墨烯二维材料的析氢反应电催化剂展现出巨大的潜力,因而备受关注。本文主要结合我们课题组近期在析氢反应电催化剂方面的研究,介绍了类石墨烯二维材料的析氢反应电催化剂的研究进展,主要包括过渡金属二硫族化合物、前过渡金属碳化物(MXenes)以及硼单层纳米片等。最后总结和展望了析氢反应电催化剂所面临的挑战与未来发展方向。     

氮掺杂碳材料负载碳化钼的合成及析氢性能研究

过渡金属碳化物被认为是一类可替代贵金属的高效电催化析~*氢反应催化剂,提升其催化性能和稳定性能获得了广泛关注和研究。本文以钼酸铵和二氰二胺为前驱体,均匀混合后利用一步高温退火法制备了氮掺杂碳材料负载碳化钼(Mo_2C-NC)的复合材料。通过透射电子显微镜,X射线粉末衍射以及X射线光电子能谱等测试对该催化剂形貌,组成及结构进行表征。电化学测试结果表明,Mo_2C-CN复合催化剂表现了优异的电催化析氢性能:当电流密度为10 mA cm~(-2)时,在酸性和碱性体系中,Mo_2C-CN催化剂的过电势分别为和130和257 mV s~(-1),并且均展示出了优异的稳定性能。     

碳化钨负载纳米铂催化剂的制备及其析氢催化性能

以喷雾干燥处理的偏钨酸铵为前驱体, 采用CH4/H2为还原碳化气氛, 利用固定床气固反应法制备了具有介孔结构的碳化钨(WC)粉体. 然后通过浸渍法制备了Pt/WC粉末催化剂. 通过XRD和SEM等测试手段对Pt/WC粉末样品进行了表征, 结果表明, Pt颗粒平均直径约为13.5 nm, 且均匀分散在介孔结构WC载体上. 采用循环伏安和线性扫描等方法研究了酸性介质中Pt/WC粉末微电极对电化学析氢过程的电催化行为. 结果表明, 该电极对析氢反应具有很好的电催化活性和化学稳定性. 通过测试和计算, Pt/WC粉末微电极的Tafel方程中的a值为0.292 V, 属于低超电势析氢材料, 析氢交换电流密度为4.42 mA·cm-2, 与铂电极在同一个数量级上, 当超电势为250 mV时, 其析氢反应的活化能为26.20 kJ·mol-1.     

钨掺杂的铁镍基层状氢氧化物用于电催化析氧和析氢反应

采用简便的一步水热合成法,在泡沫镍上原位生长微量W~(6+)掺入的Fe_(0.2)Ni(OH)_2双金属层状氢氧化物(LDH),以此来降低铁镍材料的过电势。通过场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和拉曼光谱(Raman)等分析方法对材料形貌、组成、结构等进行表征,发现钨掺杂使催化剂材料的晶体结构和电子结构发生变化,W_(0.03)Fe_(0.2)Ni(OH)_2LDH表现出优异的电化学析氧(OER)和析氢(HER)性能。电化学测试表明该催化剂在25 mA·cm~(-2)电流密度下OER和HER过电势分别仅有271和208 mV,塔菲尔斜率分别为61和181 mV·dec~(-1)。此外,经过长达20 h计时电位稳定性测试后,材料的催化性能未见明显下降。     

Galvanostatically Deposited PtNi Thin-Films as Electrocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

The synthesis of hybrid platinum materials is fundamental to enable alkaline water electrolysis for cost-effective H₂ generation. In this work, we have used a galvanostatic method to co-deposit PtNi films onto polycrystalline gold. The surface concentrations of Ni (Γ_Ni) and Pt (Γ_Pt) were calculated from electrochemical measurements; the Γ_Pt/Γ_Ni ratio and electrocatalytic activity of these materials towards hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in 1 M KOH show a strong dependence on the current density pulse applied during the electrodeposition. Analysis of the Tafel parameters hints that, on these deposits, HER proceeds through a Volmer-Heyrovsky mechanism. The galvanostatically deposited PtNi layers present a high current output per Pt gram, 3199 A g_Pt⁻¹, which is significantly larger compared to other PtNi-based materials obtained by more extended and more complex synthesis methods.     

Phase‐Junction Electrocatalysts towards Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Media

To ensure sustainable hydrogen production by water electrolysis, robust, earth‐abundant, and high‐efficient electrocatalysts are required. Constructing a hybrid system could lead to further improvement in electrocatalytic activity. Interface engineering in composite catalysts is thus critical to determine the performance, and the phase‐junction interface should improve the catalytic activity. Here, we show that nickel diphosphide phase junction (c‐NiP₂/m‐NiP₂) is an effective electrocatalyst for hydrogen production in alkaline media. The overpotential (at 10 mA cm^?2) for NiP₂‐650 (c/m) in alkaline media could be significantly reduced by 26 % and 96 % compared with c‐NiP₂ and m‐NiP₂, respectively. The enhancement of catalytic activity should be attributed to the strong water dissociation ability and the rearrangement of electrons around the phase junction, which markedly improved the Volmer step and benefited the reduction process of adsorbed protons.     

Multiple Phases of Molybdenum Carbide as Electrocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Molybdenum carbide has been proposed as a possible alternative to platinum for catalyzing the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Previous studies were limited to only one phase, β‐Mo₂C with an Fe₂N structure. Here, four phases of Mo‐C were synthesized and investigated for their electrocatalytic activity and stability for HER in acidic solution. All four phases were synthesized from a unique amine–metal oxide composite material including γ‐MoC with a WC type structure which was stabilized for the first time as a phase pure nanomaterial. X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and valence band studies were also used for the first time on γ‐MoC. γ‐MoC exhibits the second highest HER activity among all four phases of molybdenum carbide, and is exceedingly stable in acidic solution.     

Enhanced Electron Penetration through an Ultrathin Graphene Layer for Highly Efficient Catalysis of the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Major challenges encountered when trying to replace precious‐metal‐based electrocatalysts of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in acidic media are related to the low efficiency and stability of non‐precious‐metal compounds. Therefore, new concepts and strategies have to be devised to develop electrocatalysts that are based on earth‐abundant materials. Herein, we report a hierarchical architecture that consists of ultrathin graphene shells (only 1–3 layers) that encapsulate a uniform CoNi nanoalloy to enhance its HER performance in acidic media. The optimized catalyst exhibits high stability and activity with an onset overpotential of almost zero versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) and an overpotential of only 142 mV at 10 mA cm^?2, which is quite close to that of commercial 40 % Pt/C catalysts. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations indicate that the ultrathin graphene shells strongly promote electron penetration from the CoNi nanoalloy to the graphene surface. With nitrogen dopants, they synergistically increase the electron density on the graphene surface, which results in superior HER activity on the graphene shells.     

自支撑型过渡金属磷化物电催化析氢反应研究

氢能作为一种零碳排放的清洁能源,主要通过电解水的途径获得。电解水析氢过程所使用的贵金属Pt基催化剂非常稀缺和昂贵,因此开发具有高活性和稳定性的非贵金属催化剂仍然是一个巨大的挑战。自支撑型过渡金属磷化物析氢性能优异,加之有效结合了自支撑基底的诸多优势,有望成为可替代贵金属Pt基催化剂的优良析氢材料。本文详细介绍了自支撑型过渡金属磷化物的研究进展,着重论述了此类型电催化剂的析氢优势及作用机理：（1）自支撑基底3D集成框架导电性较强,可提供大量的电子转移通道,从而加速催化反应进程;（2）自支撑型过渡金属磷化物较大的比表面积将会暴露出更多的活性位点,进而促进催化反应的发生;（3）自支撑型过渡金属磷化物可以直接作为阴极进行析氢反应,避免传统涂覆法中催化剂容易从玻碳电极脱落的弊端。最后,总结了此类型电催化剂用于电解水反应所面临的问题和挑战,并进行了合理的展望。     

Recent Progress on Nickel-Based Oxide/(Oxy)Hydroxide Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Developing clean and sustainable energies as alternatives to fossil fuels is in strong demand within modern society. The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is the efficiency-limiting process in plenty of key renewable energy systems, such as electrochemical water splitting and rechargeable metal–air batteries. In this regard, ongoing efforts have been devoted to seeking high-performance electrocatalysts for enhanced energy conversion efficiency. Apart from traditional precious-metal-based catalysts, nickel-based compounds are the most promising earth-abundant OER catalysts, attracting ever-increasing interest due to high activity and stability. In this review, the recent progress on nickel-based oxide and (oxy)hydroxide composites for water oxidation catalysis in terms of materials design/synthesis and electrochemical performance is summarized. Some underlying mechanisms to profoundly understand the catalytic active sites are also highlighted. In addition, the future research trends and perspectives on the development of Ni-based OER electrocatalysts are discussed.     

PBA@POM Hybrids as Efficient Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

To realize the effective conversion of renewable energy through water decomposition, efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are essential. In this article, PBA@POM was successfully prepared with a Prussian blue analogue (PBA) as the initial structure. A facile hydrothermal process is reported for obtaining PBA@POM by etching the cubic PBA with a strong Brønsted acid, H₃PMo₁₂O₄₀ (HPMo). The hollow cube structure not only exposes more active sites but also promotes electron transport, which results in excellent electrocatalytic activity for the OER. Compared with the PBA, which initially simply adhered to POM, the optimum PBA@POM hybrids display remarkably enhanced OER catalytic activity, with an almost constant overpotential of 440 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm^?2 and a small Tafel slope (23.45 mV dec^?1). The facilely prepared PBA@POM with good electrochemical activity and stability promises great potential for the OER.