Transition‐Metal Phosphides: Activity Origin, Energy‐Related Electrocatalysis Applications, and Synthetic Strategies
Abstract
Developing highly efficient and stable electrocatalysts plays an important role in energy‐related electrocatalysis fields. Transition‐metal phosphides (TMPs) possess a series of advantages, such as high conductivity, earth‐abundance reserves, and good physicochemical properties, therefore arousing wide attention. In this review, the electrochemical activity origin of TMPs, allowing the rational design and construction of phosphides toward various energy‐relevant reactions is first discussed. Subsequently, their unique energy‐related electrocatalysis nature toward hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR), carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR), nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR), urea oxidation reaction (UOR), methanol oxidation reaction (MOR), and others is highlighted. Then, the TMPs’ synthetic strategies are analyzed and summarized systematically. Finally, the existing key issues, countermeasures, and the future challenges of TMPs toward efficient energy‐related electrocatalysis are briefly discussed.
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- Authors
- Pu, Z., Liu, T., Amiinu, I. S., Cheng, R., Wang, P., Zhang, C., Ji, P., Hu, W., Liu, J., & Mu, S.
- Affiliations
- Wuhan University of Technology (CN)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Southwest University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Hu, Weihua
- Liu, Jian
- Mu, Shichun
- ORCID
- Venue
- Advanced Functional Materials
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2020-09-06
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 45
- ISSN
- 1616-301X (ISSN-L)
- 1616-3028
- OpenAlex
- W3083605169
- Cited by
- 604
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
- 2026: 62 · 2025: 111 · 2024: 120 · 2023: 100 · 2022: 119 · 2021: 89 · 2020: 3
- FWCI
- 15.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Advanced Functional Materials (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (51672204)
- National Basic Research Program of China (2016YFA0202603)
- China Scholarship Council
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Keywords
- transition metal phosphides, electrocatalysis, hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, oxygen reduction reaction, hydrogen oxidation, carbon dioxide reduction, nitrogen reduction reaction, urea oxidation reaction, methanol oxidation, electrocatalyst design, earth-abundant catalysts
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