催化作用
掺杂剂
碳纤维
碳纳米管
电催化剂
材料科学
热解
化学工程
金属
氢
无机化学
纳米技术
兴奋剂
化学
电化学
电极
有机化学
物理化学
复合数
复合材料
工程类
冶金
光电子学
作者
Huijing Liu,Yijun Li,Yunling Pan,Junwei Xie,Bing Li,Zhenguo Guo,Tai‐Chu Lau
出处
期刊:ACS applied nano materials
[American Chemical Society]
日期:2021-11-12
卷期号:4 (11): 11830-11840
被引量:4
标识
DOI:10.1021/acsanm.1c02405
摘要
The development of efficient and cost-effective electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is of current interest. Pyrolysis of 3d metal complexes or mixtures of 3d metal ions and N-containing organic ligands has been found to be an efficient way to afford cost-effective metal- and N-doped carbon electrocatalysts for HER. However, due to the multiple-components nature of the catalysts, it is a challenge to clarify the role of each component. Herein, we report a facile approach to prepare Co- and N-doped carbon catalysts with carbon nanotubes uniformly grafted over the carbon layers via pyrolysis of a Co complex precursor bearing 2,4-diamino-6-pyridyl-1,3,5-triazine ligand. Among the prepared catalysts, Co–N/CNT/C-850 exhibits the best performance as a pH-universal electrocatalyst for HERs, which requires small overpotentials of 120, 190, and 134 mV to achieve a current density of 10 mA cm–2 in 1 M KOH, 1 M phosphate buffer solution (PBS, pH = 7), and 0.5 M H2SO4, respectively. Experimental results and theoretical calculations revealed that the Co2+ dopant played a vital role in tuning the electronic structure of the carbon skeleton, leading to boosted HER catalytic activity of adjacent carbon atoms. Our work should provide insight into the design of metal carbon composites materials for energy conversion.
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