Insights into the principles, design methodology and applications of electrocatalysts towards hydrogen evolution reaction

The electrolysis of water for sustainable hydrogen producing is a crucial segment of various emerging clean-energy technologies. However, pursuing an efficient and cheap alternative catalyst to substitute state-of-the-art platinum-group electrocatalysts remains a prerequisite for the commercializati...

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Autores principales:	Jie Xiong, Chunyan Yan, Wei Liu, Xiaoxiao Guo, Jie Ma, Wentao Yi, Minfang Han
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Hydrogen evolution reaction Electrocatalysts Active sites Electrical conductivity Electronic configuration Interfacial designing Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering TK1-9971
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a64fc7d2d04c4f5d9275e6113ac505102021-11-28T04:33:38ZInsights into the principles, design methodology and applications of electrocatalysts towards hydrogen evolution reaction2352-484710.1016/j.egyr.2021.04.017https://doaj.org/article/a64fc7d2d04c4f5d9275e6113ac505102021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352484721002328https://doaj.org/toc/2352-4847The electrolysis of water for sustainable hydrogen producing is a crucial segment of various emerging clean-energy technologies. However, pursuing an efficient and cheap alternative catalyst to substitute state-of-the-art platinum-group electrocatalysts remains a prerequisite for the commercialization of this technology. Typically, precious-metal-free catalysts have always much lower activities towards hydrogen production than that of Pt-group catalysts. To explore high-performance catalysts, maximally exposed active sites, rapid charge transfer ability and desirable electronic configuration are essentially demanded. Herein, the fundamentals of hydrogen evolution reaction will be briefly described and the main focus will be on the interfacial engineering strategies by means of constructing defect structure, creating heterojunction, phase engineering, lattice strain control, designing hierarchical architecture and doping heteroatoms to effectively proliferate the catalytic active sites, facilitate the electron diffusion and regulate the electronic configuration of numerous transition metals and their nitrides, carbides, sulfides, phosphides as well as oxides, achieving a benchmark performance of platinum-free electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction. This review unambiguously offers proof that the conventional cheap and earth-abundant transition metal-based substances can be translated into an active water splitting catalyst by the rational and controllable interfacial designing.Jie XiongChunyan YanWei LiuXiaoxiao GuoJie MaWentao YiMinfang HanElsevierarticleHydrogen evolution reactionElectrocatalystsActive sitesElectrical conductivityElectronic configurationInterfacial designingElectrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineeringTK1-9971ENEnergy Reports, Vol 7, Iss , Pp 8577-8596 (2021)
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topic	Hydrogen evolution reaction Electrocatalysts Active sites Electrical conductivity Electronic configuration Interfacial designing Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering TK1-9971
spellingShingle	Hydrogen evolution reaction Electrocatalysts Active sites Electrical conductivity Electronic configuration Interfacial designing Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering TK1-9971 Jie Xiong Chunyan Yan Wei Liu Xiaoxiao Guo Jie Ma Wentao Yi Minfang Han Insights into the principles, design methodology and applications of electrocatalysts towards hydrogen evolution reaction
description	The electrolysis of water for sustainable hydrogen producing is a crucial segment of various emerging clean-energy technologies. However, pursuing an efficient and cheap alternative catalyst to substitute state-of-the-art platinum-group electrocatalysts remains a prerequisite for the commercialization of this technology. Typically, precious-metal-free catalysts have always much lower activities towards hydrogen production than that of Pt-group catalysts. To explore high-performance catalysts, maximally exposed active sites, rapid charge transfer ability and desirable electronic configuration are essentially demanded. Herein, the fundamentals of hydrogen evolution reaction will be briefly described and the main focus will be on the interfacial engineering strategies by means of constructing defect structure, creating heterojunction, phase engineering, lattice strain control, designing hierarchical architecture and doping heteroatoms to effectively proliferate the catalytic active sites, facilitate the electron diffusion and regulate the electronic configuration of numerous transition metals and their nitrides, carbides, sulfides, phosphides as well as oxides, achieving a benchmark performance of platinum-free electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction. This review unambiguously offers proof that the conventional cheap and earth-abundant transition metal-based substances can be translated into an active water splitting catalyst by the rational and controllable interfacial designing.
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author	Jie Xiong Chunyan Yan Wei Liu Xiaoxiao Guo Jie Ma Wentao Yi Minfang Han
author_facet	Jie Xiong Chunyan Yan Wei Liu Xiaoxiao Guo Jie Ma Wentao Yi Minfang Han
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title	Insights into the principles, design methodology and applications of electrocatalysts towards hydrogen evolution reaction
title_short	Insights into the principles, design methodology and applications of electrocatalysts towards hydrogen evolution reaction
title_full	Insights into the principles, design methodology and applications of electrocatalysts towards hydrogen evolution reaction
title_fullStr	Insights into the principles, design methodology and applications of electrocatalysts towards hydrogen evolution reaction
title_full_unstemmed	Insights into the principles, design methodology and applications of electrocatalysts towards hydrogen evolution reaction
title_sort	insights into the principles, design methodology and applications of electrocatalysts towards hydrogen evolution reaction
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/a64fc7d2d04c4f5d9275e6113ac50510
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Insights into the principles, design methodology and applications of electrocatalysts towards hydrogen evolution reaction

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