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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Zhang, Yan
• Xiao, Jian
• Lv, Qiying
• Wang, Shuai

Titel

Self-supported transition metal phosphide based electrodes as high-efficient water splitting cathodes

Ist Teil von

• Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, 2018-09, Vol.12 (3), p.494-508

Ort / Verlag

Beijing: Higher Education Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Electrolytic water splitting has been considered as a promising technology to produce highly pure H 2 by using electrical power produced from wind, solar energy or other fitful renewable energy resources. Combining novel self-supporting structure and high-performance transition metal phosphides (TMP) shows substantial promise for practical application in water splitting. In this review, we try to provide a comprehensive analysis of the design and fabrication of various self-supported TMP electrodes for hydrogen evolution reaction, which are divided into three categories: catalysts growing on carbon-based substrates, catalysts growing on metal-based substrates and freestanding catalyst films. The material structures together with catalytic performances of self-supported electrodes are presented and discussed. We also show the specific strategies to further improve the catalytic performance by elemental doping or incorporation of nanocarbons. The simple and one-step methods to fabricate self-supported TMP electrodes are also highlighted. Finally, the challenges and perspectives for self-supported TMP electrodes in water splitting application are briefly discussed.