Hydrogen‐Evolution Catalysts Based on Non‐Noble Metal Nickel–Molybdenum Nitride Nanosheets

• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201200699
• Publication Date: 2012-05-08T09:46:40Z
• Authors: Wei‐Fu Chen; Kotaro Sasaki; Chao Ma; Anatoly I. Frenkel; Nebojsa Marinkovic; James T. Muckerman; Yimei Zhu; Radoslav R. Adzic
• Keywords: Noble metal

Not noble but effective: A new class of heterogeneous hydrogen-evolving electrocatalysts based on inexpensive components was developed. The carbon-supported nickel–molybdenum nitride (NiMoNx, see picture) catalyst had a nanoscale sheet structure comprising few layers and an abundance highly accessible reactive sites.