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Atomically Interfacial Engineering on Molybdenum Nitride Quantum Dots Decorated N‐doped Graphene for High‐Rate and Stable Alkaline Hydrogen Production

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Huang, Yichao, Zhou, Wenbo, Kong, Weichao, Chen, Lulu, Lu, Xiaolong, Cai, Hanqing, Yuan, Yongrui, Zhao, Lianming +8 more·2022·Advanced Science
DOI 10.1002/advs.202204949PMC PMC9799021
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The development of low‐cost, high‐efficiency, and stable electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) under alkaline conditions is a key challenge in water electrolysis. Here, an interfacial engineering strategy that is capable of simultaneously regulating nanoscale structure, electronic structure, and interfacial structure of Mo 2 N quantum dots decorated on conductive N‐doped graphene via codoping single‐atom Al and O (denoted as AlO@Mo 2 N‐NrGO) is reported. The conversion of Anderson polyoxometalates anion cluster ([AlMo 6 O 24 H 6 ] 3− , denoted as AlMo6) to Mo 2 N quantum dots not only result in the generation of more exposed active sites but also in situ codoping atomically dispersed Al and O, that can fine‐tune the electronic structure of Mo 2 N. It is also identified that the surface reconstruction of AlOH hydrates in AlO@Mo 2 N quantum dots plays an essential role in enhancing hydrophilicity and lowering the energy barriers for water dissociation and hydrogen desorption, resulting in a remarkable alkaline HER performance, even better than the commercial 20% Pt/C. Moreover, the strong interfacial interaction (MoN bonds) between AlO@Mo 2 N and N‐doped graphene can significantly improve electron transfer efficiency and interfacial stability. As a result, outstanding stability over 300 h at a current density higher than 100 mA cm −2 is achieved, demonstrating great potential for the practical application of this catalyst.

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  • Mo species are capable of facilitating the generation of hydroxides, which can enhance proton transfer and water dissociation for alkaline HER.

    “Furthermore, the Mo species are capable of facilitating the generation of hydroxides, which can enhance the proton transfer and water dissociation for alkaline HER [24, 25].”

    From Polyoxometalates hydrogels derived porous conductive Pt@Mo <sub>2</sub> C carbon aerogels as self‐supporting electrocatalysts for enhancing alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (2025) · cites this paper as [25]

    The Results and Discussion, DFT Calculations section reports that water dissociates into H* and OH* on a Mo₂N site, and that an Al–OH-containing complex accepts hydrogen from water in the more active catalyst. It does not establish that Mo species generally generate hydroxides that, in turn, enhance proton transfer and water dissociation; it attributes the improved activity specifically to adsorbed aluminates and Mo–O–Al bonding. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Huang, Y., Zhou, W., Kong, W., Chen, L., Lu, X., Cai, H., Yuan, Y., Zhao, L., Jiang, Y., Li, H., Wang, L., Wang, L., Wang, H., Zhang, J., Gu, J., & Fan, Z.
Affiliations
  • China University of Petroleum, East China (CN)
  • Inner Mongolia University (CN)
  • San Diego State University (US)
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  • Huang, Yichao
  • Zhao, Lianming
  • Zhang, Jiangwei
  • Gu, Jing
  • Fan, Zhuangjun
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Advanced Science
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Wiley
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2022-10-26
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9
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36
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e2204949-e2204949
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2198-3844 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1002/advs.202204949
PMC
PMC9799021
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  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (22171287, 21901136, 51972342, 51872056)
  • Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province (ts20190922, tsqn202103046)
  • Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2019ZD51)
  • Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (20CX06024A, 22CX01002A‐1, 21CX06002A)
  • China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2019M650027, 2019TQ0169)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Hydrogen Storage and Materials
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Keywords
hydrogen evolution reaction, alkaline electrocatalysts, nitrogen-doped graphene, interface engineering, single-atom doping, surface reconstruction, water dissociation, hydrogen desorption, water electrolysis, catalyst stability

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