Chin.
J. Struct. Chem. 2022, 41, 2207040-2207045 DOI: 10.14102/j.cnki.0254-5861.2022-0144
July 18, 2022
hydrogen
evolution reaction, water electrolysis, Co/MoN, heterogeneous domains
ABSTRACT
Developing
efficient and durable electrocatalysts for water splitting, which has long been
regarded as one of the most promising patterns to produce green hydrogen, is of
great significance but still challenging. Herein, ample Co/MoN heterogeneous
domains/nitrogen-doped carbon (Co/MoN/NC) nanosheet arrays as high-performance
hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalyst via a typical
nitriding-carbonization strategy are successfully prepared on nickel foam (NF),
which exhibits a low overpotential of 29 mV at 10 mA cm-2, together
with excellent durability at 20 mA cm-2 for 90 h in alkaline
solution. Such excellent catalytic property for HER can be attributed to the
generation of abundant Co/MoN heterogeneous structures. Additionally, the high
conductivity of Co/MoN and NC also increases the charge transfer rate, further
helping accelerate the reaction rate of HER. This work presents an efficient
method for improving the catalytic hydrogen evolution activity in basic
solution.