Rational design of atomically dispersed nickel active sites in β-Mo2C for the hydrogen evolution reaction at all pH values

Ting Ouyang; An-Na Chen; Zhen-Zhao He; Zhao-Qing Liu; Yexiang Tong

doi:10.1039/c8cc03975e

Rational design of atomically dispersed nickel active sites in β-Mo₂C for the hydrogen evolution reaction at all pH values

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Aug 30;54(71):9901-9904. doi: 10.1039/c8cc03975e.

Authors

Ting Ouyang¹, An-Na Chen, Zhen-Zhao He, Zhao-Qing Liu, Yexiang Tong

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Outer Ring Road No. 230, 510006, P. R. China. lzqgzu@gzhu.edu.cn.

PMID: 30027953
DOI: 10.1039/c8cc03975e

Abstract

Atomically dispersed Ni species on β-Mo2C (Ni/β-Mo2C) is designed and synthesized through a simple thermal treatment process. Benefitting from the synergistic effect between Ni species and β-Mo2C, Ni/β-Mo2C exhibits high activities for the HER at all pH values.