能源化学(英文版)

能源化学(英文) ›› 2019, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (7): 72-79.DOI: 10.1016/j.jechem.2018.10.009

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Decorating cobalt phosphide and rhodium on reduced graphene oxide for high-efficiency hydrogen evolution reaction

Haiyan Zheng, Xiubing Huang, Hongyi Gao, Wenjun Dong, Guilong Lu, Xiao Chen, Ge Wang   

  1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Function Materials for Molecule & Structure Construction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 10083, China
  • 收稿日期:2018-09-04 修回日期:2018-10-14 出版日期:2019-07-15 发布日期:2019-07-15
  • 通讯作者: Xiubing Huang, Ge Wang
  • 基金资助:
    We thank the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFB0701100), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51802015), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (FRF-TP-16-028A1), and Program of Young Scholar sponsored by Beijing Organization Department (2017000020124G090) for financial support.

Decorating cobalt phosphide and rhodium on reduced graphene oxide for high-efficiency hydrogen evolution reaction

Haiyan Zheng, Xiubing Huang, Hongyi Gao, Wenjun Dong, Guilong Lu, Xiao Chen, Ge Wang   

  1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Function Materials for Molecule & Structure Construction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 10083, China
  • Received:2018-09-04 Revised:2018-10-14 Online:2019-07-15 Published:2019-07-15
  • Contact: Xiubing Huang, Ge Wang
  • Supported by:
    We thank the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFB0701100), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51802015), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (FRF-TP-16-028A1), and Program of Young Scholar sponsored by Beijing Organization Department (2017000020124G090) for financial support.

摘要： Electrochemical reduction of water to hydrogen holds great promise for clean energy, while its widespread application relies on the development of efficient catalysts with large surface area, abundant exposed active sites and superior electron conductivity. Herein, we report a facile strategy to configure an electrocatalyst composed of cobalt phosphide and rhodium uniformly anchored on reduced graphene oxide for hydrogen generation. The hybrids effectively integrate the exposed active sites, electron conductivity and synergistic effect of the catalyst. Electrochemical tests exhibit that the catalyst shows superior hydrogen evolution reaction catalytic activity and stability, with a small Tafel slope of 43 mV dec-1. Overpotentials as low as 29 and 72 mV are required to achieve current densities of 2 and 10 mA cm-2 in 0.5M H2SO4, respectively. The hybrid constitution with highly active sites on conductive substrate is a new strategy to synthesize extremely efficient electrocatalysts. Especially, the efficient synergistic effect among cobalt phosphide, rhodium and reduced graphene oxide provides a novel approach for configuring electrocatalysts with high electron efficiency.

关键词: Reduced graphene oxide, Cobalt phosphide, Hydrogen evolution reaction, Electrocatalysts, Synergistic effect

Abstract: Electrochemical reduction of water to hydrogen holds great promise for clean energy, while its widespread application relies on the development of efficient catalysts with large surface area, abundant exposed active sites and superior electron conductivity. Herein, we report a facile strategy to configure an electrocatalyst composed of cobalt phosphide and rhodium uniformly anchored on reduced graphene oxide for hydrogen generation. The hybrids effectively integrate the exposed active sites, electron conductivity and synergistic effect of the catalyst. Electrochemical tests exhibit that the catalyst shows superior hydrogen evolution reaction catalytic activity and stability, with a small Tafel slope of 43 mV dec-1. Overpotentials as low as 29 and 72 mV are required to achieve current densities of 2 and 10 mA cm-2 in 0.5M H2SO4, respectively. The hybrid constitution with highly active sites on conductive substrate is a new strategy to synthesize extremely efficient electrocatalysts. Especially, the efficient synergistic effect among cobalt phosphide, rhodium and reduced graphene oxide provides a novel approach for configuring electrocatalysts with high electron efficiency.

Key words: Reduced graphene oxide, Cobalt phosphide, Hydrogen evolution reaction, Electrocatalysts, Synergistic effect