Ultrafine MoP Nanoparticles Well Embedded in Carbon Nanosheets as Electrocatalyst with High Active Site Density for Hydrogen Evolution

• DOI: 10.1002/celc.201800299
• Publication Date: 2018-05-17T15:35:02Z
• Authors: Kai Lan; Xiang Wang; Haidong Yang; Kanwal Iqbal; Yan Zhu; Pengbo Jiang; Yu Tang; Yuanyuan Yang; Wenbin Gao; Rong Li
• Keywords: Overpotential; Carbon fibers

Abstract Electrocatalysis of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a promising route for sustainable production based on water splitting. Designing MoP nanoparticles as catalysts feasible strategy to enhance electrocatalytic performance HER. In response, we report fabrication ultrafine (NPs) which are uniformly embedded glucose‐derived phosphorus and nitrogen co‐doped carbon nanosheets (MoP/NPG) an effective electrocatalyst HER via novel simple solid‐state reaction. Transmission electron microscopy reveals that resulting product exhibits average size 3.15 nm. Due presence exposed active sites in NPs laminar structure nanosheets, MoP/NPS shows remarkable high catalytic activity having low overpotential 90 115 mV achieve current density 10 mA cm −2 both, acidic alkaline media, demonstrates potential application energy production.