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。     

Large‐Area,Free‐Standing,Two‐Dimensional Supramolecular Polymer Single‐Layer Sheets for Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

The rational construction of covalent or noncovalent organic two‐dimensional nanosheets is a fascinating target because of their promising applications in electronics, membrane technology, catalysis, sensing, and energy technologies. Herein, a large‐area (square millimeters) and free‐standing 2D supramolecular polymer (2DSP) single‐layer sheet (0.7–0.9 nm in thickness), comprising triphenylene‐fused nickel bis(dithiolene) complexes has been readily prepared by using the Langmuir–Blodgett method. Such 2DSPs exhibit excellent electrocatalytic activities for hydrogen generation from water with a Tafel slope of 80.5 mV decade^?1 and an overpotential of 333 mV at 10 mA cm^?2, which are superior to that of recently reported carbon nanotube supported molecular catalysts and heteroatom‐doped graphene catalysts. This work is promising for the development of novel free‐standing organic 2D materials for energy technologies.     

Molybdenum Phosphosulfide: An Active,Acid‐Stable,Earth‐Abundant Catalyst for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Introducing sulfur into the surface of molybdenum phosphide (MoP) produces a molybdenum phosphosulfide (MoP|S) catalyst with superb activity and stability for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in acidic environments. The MoP|S catalyst reported herein exhibits one of the highest HER activities of any non‐noble‐metal electrocatalyst investigated in strong acid, while remaining perfectly stable in accelerated durability testing. Whereas mixed‐metal alloy catalysts are well‐known, MoP|S represents a more uncommon mixed‐anion catalyst where synergistic effects between sulfur and phosphorus produce a high‐surface‐area electrode that is more active than those based on either the pure sulfide or the pure phosphide. The extraordinarily high activity and stability of this catalyst open up avenues to replace platinum in technologies relevant to renewable energies, such as proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers and solar photoelectrochemical (PEC) water‐splitting cells.     

3D Carbon Foam Supported Edge-Rich N-Doped MoS2 Nanoflakes for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) is one of the most promising alternatives to the Pt-based electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). However, its performance is currently limited by insufficient active edge sites and poor electron transport. Hence, enormous efforts have been devoted to constructing more active edge sites and improving conductivity to obtain enhanced electrocatalytic performance. Herein, the 3D carbon foam (denoted as CF) supported edge-rich N-doped MoS₂ nanoflakes were successfully fabricated by using the commercially available polyurethane foam (PU) as the 3D substrate and PMo₁₂O₄₀³⁻ clusters (denoted as PMo₁₂) as the Mo source through redox polymerization, followed by sulfurization. Owing to the uniform distribution of nanoscale Mo sources and 3D carbon foam substrate, the as-prepared MoS₂-CF composite possessed well-exposed active edge sites and enhanced electrical conductivity. Systematic investigation demonstrated that the MoS₂-CF composite showed high HER performance with a low overpotential of 92 mV in 1.0 m KOH and 155 mV in 0.5 m H₂SO₄ at a current density of 10 mA cm⁻². This work offers a new pathway for the rational design of MoS₂-based HER electrocatalysts.     

A Redox‐anchoring Approach to Well‐dispersed MoCx/C Nanocomposite for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Here we report a redox‐anchoring strategy for synthesizing a non‐noble metal carbide (MoC_x) nanocomposite electrocatalyst for water electrolysis in acidic media, using glucose and ammonium heptamolybdate as carbon and Mo precursors, respectively, without the need of gaseous carbon sources such as CH₄. Specifically, the aldehyde groups of glucose are capable of reducing Mo⁶⁺ to Mo⁴⁺ (MoO₂), and thus molybdenum species can be well anchored by a redox reaction onto a carbon matrix to prevent the aggregation of MoC_x nanoparticles during the following carbonization process. The morphology and chemical composition of the electrocatalysts were well characterized by BSE‐SEM, TEM, XRD and XPS. The obtained MoC_x−2 sample showed a reasonably high hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity and excellent stability in an acidic electrolyte, and its overpotential required for a current density output of 20 mA cm⁻² is as low as 193 mV. Such a prominent performance is ascribed to the excellent dispersity and nano‐size, and the large reactive surface area of MoC_x particles. This work may open a new way to the design and fabrication of other non‐noble metal carbide nanocatalysts for various electrochemical applications.     

Boron‐Dependency of Molybdenum Boride Electrocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Molybdenum‐based materials have been considered as alternative catalysts to noble metals, such as platinum, for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). We have synthesized four binary bulk molybdenum borides Mo₂B, α‐MoB, β‐MoB, and MoB₂ by arc‐melting. All four phases were tested for their electrocatalytic activity (linear sweep voltammetry) and stability (cyclic voltammetry) with respect to the HER in acidic conditions. Three of these phases were studied for their HER activity and by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) for the first time; MoB₂ and β‐MoB show excellent activity in the same range as the recently reported α‐MoB and β‐Mo₂C phases, while the molybdenum richest phase Mo₂B show significantly lower HER activity, indicating a strong boron‐dependency of these borides for the HER. In addition, MoB₂ and β‐MoB show long‐term cycle stability in acidic solution.     

具备高效析氢催化效率的三维多孔氮化钒八面体催化剂

随着中国经济和社会的快速发展,能源需求和环境污染问题也日益渐长. 发展和开发高效清洁的新能源燃料可以有效地缓解能源危机和环境污染. 如今,研发高效、环境友好和低成本的催化剂仍是析氢反应的研究重点. 在此项研究中,作者首先通过煅烧处理方式制备了一种三维多孔的氮化钒八面体结构型的催化剂. 该催化剂具备高效的析氢效率,包括较低的过电位94.0 mV（在-10 mA·cm^-2时）,塔菲尔斜率为54.6 mV·dec^-1,以及在酸性条件80小时展现出的优良稳定性,该氮化钒的析氢催化效率优于许多报道过的氮化物,其优良的催化效率可以归因于它独一无二的自身性质和大量的活性位点.     

Defect Engineering of MoS2 and Its Impacts on Electrocatalytic and Photocatalytic Behavior in Hydrogen Evolution Reactions

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) has been regarded as a favorable photocatalytic co‐catalyst and efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalyst alternative to expensive noble‐metals catalysts, owing to earth‐abundance, proper band gap, high surface area, and fast electron transfer ability. In order to achieve a higher catalytic efficiency, defects strategies such as phase engineering and vacancy introduction are considered as promising methods for natural 2H‐MoS₂ to increase its active sites and promote electron transfer rate. In this study, we report a new two‐step defect engineering process to generate vacancies‐rich hybrid‐phase MoS₂ and to introduce Ru particles at the same time, which includes hydrothermal reaction and a subsequent hydrogen reduction. Compositional and structural properties of the synthesized defects‐rich MoS₂ are investigated by XRD, XPS, XAFS and Raman measurements, and the electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction performance, as well as photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance in the ammonia borane dehydrogenation are evaluated. Both catalytic activities are boosted with the increase of defects concentrations in MoS₂, which ascertains that the defects engineering is a promising route to promote catalytic performance of MoS₂.     

Polyvinylpyrrolidone‐Coordinated Single‐Site Platinum Catalyst Exhibits High Activity for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

The essence of developing a Pt‐based single‐atom catalyst (SAC) for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is the preparation of well‐defined and stable single Pt sites with desired electrocatalytic efficacy. Herein, we report a facile approach to generate uniformly dispersed Pt sites with outstanding HER performance via a photochemical reduction method using polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) molecules as the key additive to significantly simplify the synthesis and enhance the catalytic performance. The as‐prepared catalyst displays remarkable kinetic activities (20 times higher current density than the commercially available Pt/C) with excellent stability (76.3 % of its initial activity after 5000 cycles) for HER. EXAFS measurements and DFT calculations demonstrate a synergetic effect, where the PVP ligands and the support together modulate the electronic structure of the Pt atoms, which optimize the hydrogen adsorption energy, resulting in a considerably improved HER activity.     

金属硫(磷)化物用于电化学析氢反应

电化学分解水(Water Splitting)是获得高纯度氢能的重要手段。 因此,开发具有高活性低成本的电化学析氢反应(Hydrogen Evolution Reaction,HER)催化剂成为目前能源环境的研究热点之一。 本文总结了常用于HER反应的过渡金属硫化物以及磷化物非贵金属催化剂材料的合成方法,并且概况了如何构建特殊结构的金属硫化物及磷化物材料以调高材料的HER催化反应性能的方法,为开发其它高活性的非贵金属催化剂提供依据。     

Molybdenum Carbide‐Oxide Heterostructures: In Situ Surface Reconfiguration toward Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Heterostructured Mo₂C‐MoO_x on carbon cloth (Mo₂C‐MoO_x/CC), as a model of easily oxidized electrocatalysts under ambient conditions, is investigated to uncover surface reconfiguration during the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Raman spectroscopy combined with electrochemical tests demonstrates that the Mo^VI oxides on the surface are in situ reduced to Mo^IV, accomplishing promoted HER in acidic condition. As indicated by density functional theoretical calculations, the in situ reduced surface with terminal Mo=O moieties can effectively bring the negative ΔG_H* on bare Mo₂C close to a thermodynamic neutral value, addressing difficult H* desorption toward fast HER kinetics. The optimized Mo₂C‐MoO_x/CC only requires a low overpotential (η₁₀) of 60 mV at ?10 mA cm^?2 in 1.0 m HClO₄, outperforming Mo₂C/CC and most non‐precious electrocatalysts. In situ surface reconfiguration are shown on W₂C‐WO_x, highlighting the significance to boost various metal‐carbides and to identify active sites.     

Size‐Dependent Enhancement of Electrocatalytic Oxygen‐Reduction and Hydrogen‐Evolution Performance of MoS2 Particles

MoS₂ particles with different size distributions were prepared by simple ultrasonication of bulk MoS₂ followed by gradient centrifugation. Relative to the inert microscale MoS₂, nanoscale MoS₂ showed significantly improved catalytic activity toward the oxygen‐reduction reaction (ORR) and hydrogen‐evolution reaction (HER). The decrease in particle size was accompanied by an increase in catalytic activity. Particles with a size of around 2 nm exhibited the best dual ORR and HER performance with a four‐electron ORR process and an HER onset potential of ?0.16 V versus the standard hydrogen electrode (SHE). This is the first investigation on the size‐dependent effect of the ORR activity of MoS₂, and a four‐electron transfer route was found. The exposed abundant Mo edges of the MoS₂ nanoparticles were proven to be responsible for the high ORR catalytic activity, whereas the origin of the improved HER activity of the nanoparticles was attributed to the plentiful exposed S edges. This newly discovered process provides a simple protocol to produce inexpensive highly active MoS₂ catalysts that could easily be scaled up. Hence, it opens up possibilities for wide applications of MoS₂ nanoparticles in the fields of energy conversion and storage.     

High‐Resolution Electrochemical Mapping of the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on Transition‐Metal Dichalcogenide Nanosheets

High‐resolution scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM) is used to image and quantitatively analyze the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalytically active sites of 1H‐MoS₂ nanosheets, MoS₂, and WS₂ heteronanosheets. Using a 20 nm radius nanopipette and hopping mode scanning, the resolution of SECCM was beyond the optical microscopy limit and visualized a small triangular MoS₂ nanosheet with a side length of ca. 130 nm. The electrochemical cell provides local cyclic voltammograms with a nanoscale spatial resolution for visualizing HER active sites as electrochemical images. The HER activity difference of edge, terrace, and heterojunction of MoS₂ and WS₂ were revealed. The SECCM imaging directly visualized the relationship of HER activity and number of MoS₂ nanosheet layers and unveiled the heterogeneous aging state of MoS₂ nanosheets. SECCM can be used for improving local HER activities by producing sulfur vacancies using electrochemical reaction at the selected region.     

Cu/MoS2的熔盐电解法制备及其在碱性条件下析氢反应性能的提高

通过熔盐电解法并掺杂过渡金属Cu制备2种不同纳米结构的Cu/MoS_2。采用涂敷法制备工作电极,通过X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、能量散射X射线谱(EDS)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、选区电子衍射(SAED)以及各种电化学手段验证了其结构和性能。结果表明,纳米片状Cu/MoS_2在碱性溶液(1 mol·L~(-1)KOH)中表现出优异的析氢催化性能:在电流密度为10 mA·cm~(-2)时过电位为199.6 mV,Tafel斜率为59 mV·dec~(-1),双电层电容为26.1 mF·cm~(-2),等效电荷转移电阻为12.4Ω,具有较为良好的电化学耐久性和稳定性。     

Single‐Shell Carbon‐Encapsulated Iron Nanoparticles: Synthesis and High Electrocatalytic Activity for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) through effective and inexpensive electrocatalysts is a valuable approach for clean and renewable energy systems. Here, single‐shell carbon‐encapsulated iron nanoparticles (SCEINs) decorated on single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are introduced as a novel highly active and durable non‐noble‐metal catalyst for the HER. This catalyst exhibits catalytic properties superior to previously studied nonprecious materials and comparable to those of platinum. The SCEIN/SWNT is synthesized by a novel fast and low‐cost aerosol chemical vapor deposition method in a one‐step synthesis. In SCEINs the single carbon layer does not prevent desired access of the reactants to the vicinity of the iron nanoparticles but protects the active metallic core from oxidation. This finding opens new avenues for utilizing active transition metals such as iron in a wide range of applications.     

Ionic‐Liquid‐Mediated Active‐Site Control of MoS2 for the Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

The layered crystal MoS₂ has been proposed as an alternative to noble metals as the electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). However, the activity of this catalyst is limited by the number of available edge sites. It was previously shown that, by using an imidazolium ionic liquid as synthesis medium, nanometre‐size crystal layers of MoS₂ can be prepared which exhibit a very high number of active edge sites as well as a de‐layered morphology, both of which contribute to HER electrocatalytic activity. Herein, it is examined how to control these features synthetically by using a range of ionic liquids as synthesis media. Non‐coordinating ILs with a planar heterocyclic cation produced MoS₂ with the de‐layered morphology, which was subsequently shown to be highly advantageous for HER electrocatalytic activity. The results furthermore suggest that the crystallinity, and in turn the catalytic activity, of the MoS₂ layers can be improved by employing an IL with specific solvation properties. These results provide the basis for a synthetic strategy for increasing the HER electrocatalytic activity of MoS₂ by tuning its crystal properties, and thus improving its potential for use in hydrogen production technologies.     

Co9S8/MoS2异质结构的构筑及电催化析氢性能研究

利用前驱物形貌导向法,成功制备了Co₉S₈/MoS₂异质结构催化剂,该催化剂在碱性析氢反应（HER）中表现出优异的催化活性及稳定性,其在10 mA·cm^-2处的过电势仅为84 mV.通过X射线粉末衍射（XRD）、透射电子显微镜（TEM）、电子自旋共振（ESR）、拉曼光谱（Raman）、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）和同步辐射（XAFS）等表征,证明了CoS₂/MoS₂在H₂氛围下煅烧形成Co₉S₈/MoS₂的过程中,CoS₂中Co的配位模式从部分八面体向Co₉S₈中的四面体转变,这种转变可活化MoS₂的惰性平面,从而使其更有利于吸附H^*.除此之外,接触角数据表明：该催化剂具有良好的亲水性,有利于电解液渗透及气体分子的迅速扩散,从而促进HER反应速率.由于异质结构间具有强烈的相互作用,该催化剂可表现出良好的结构稳定性.本工作基于Co₉S₈/MoS₂异质结构的成功构筑及对其HER催化机理的充分探讨,为后续硫化物异质结及其在电催化中的应用提供了良好的思路和研究基础.     

单原子改性二硫化钼电催化析氢

氢能是21世纪最理想的清洁能源之一。相比于天然气和煤炭制氢,电解水制氢具有成本低、效率高、无污染、原料丰富的特点,可以有效缓解CO₂过量排放导致的温室效应。电催化析氢需要活性高、稳定性好、廉价易得的催化剂克服反应能垒并加速动力学过程,对实现分解水制氢的规模化应用具有重要的推动作用。铂基催化剂被公认为性能最优异的析氢电催化剂之一,但由于丰度低、成本高,不适用于大规模产氢。二硫化钼(MoS₂)作为典型的二维材料之一,因其高活性位点暴露和高比表面积在析氢领域展现出一定的应用潜能,并有望取代铂基催化剂。本文基于MoS₂电催化剂在析氢领域的研究现状,对单原子掺杂改性MoS₂以提高其催化活性的研究进行了综述,以析氢过电位(Overpotential)及塔菲尔(Tafel)曲线斜率为依据,总结了贵金属单原子、非贵金属单原子及非金属单原子改性MoS₂催化剂的结构与性能以及它们之间的构效关系,在此基础上,提出MoS₂析氢催化剂目前存在的科学问题并指出了未来的努力方向。     

Polyvinylpyrrolidone-Coordinated Single-Site Platinum Catalyst Exhibits High Activity for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

The essence of developing a Pt-based single-atom catalyst (SAC) for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is the preparation of well-defined and stable single Pt sites with desired electrocatalytic efficacy. Herein, we report a facile approach to generate uniformly dispersed Pt sites with outstanding HER performance via a photochemical reduction method using polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) molecules as the key additive to significantly simplify the synthesis and enhance the catalytic performance. The as-prepared catalyst displays remarkable kinetic activities (20 times higher current density than the commercially available Pt/C) with excellent stability (76.3 % of its initial activity after 5000 cycles) for HER. EXAFS measurements and DFT calculations demonstrate a synergetic effect, where the PVP ligands and the support together modulate the electronic structure of the Pt atoms, which optimize the hydrogen adsorption energy, resulting in a considerably improved HER activity.     

Intensifying Hydrogen Spillover for Boosting Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Hydrogen spillover has attracted increasing interests in the field of electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in recent years because of their distinct reaction mechanism and beneficial terms for simultaneously weakening the strong hydrogen adsorption on metal and strengthening the weak hydrogen adsorption on support. By taking advantageous merits of efficient hydrogen transfer, hydrogen spillover-based binary catalysts have been widely investigated, which paves a new way for boosting the development of hydrogen production by water electrolysis. In this paper, we summarize the recent progress of this interesting field by focusing on the advanced strategies for intensifying the hydrogen spillover towards HER. In addition, the challenging issues and some perspective insights in the future development of hydrogen spillover-based electrocatalysts are also systematically discussed.