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Recent Advances in Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Using Nanoparticles

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Zhu, Jing, Hu, Liangsheng, Zhao, Pengxiang, Lee, Lawrence Yoon Suk, Wong, Kwok-Yin·2020·Chemical Reviews

DOI 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00248

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Hydrogen fuel is considered as the cleanest renewable resource and the primary alternative to fossil fuels for future energy supply. Sustainable hydrogen generation is the major prerequisite to realize future hydrogen economy. The electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), as the vital step of water electrolysis to H 2 production, has been the subject of extensive study over the past decades. In this comprehensive review, we first summarize the fundamentals of HER and review the recent state-of-the-art advances in the low-cost and high-performance catalysts based on noble and non-noble metals, as well as metal-free HER electrocatalysts. We systemically discuss the insights into the relationship among the catalytic activity, morphology, structure, composition, and synthetic method. Strategies for developing an effective catalyst, including increasing the intrinsic activity of active sites and/or increasing the number of active sites, are summarized and highlighted. Finally, the challenges, perspectives, and research directions of HER electrocatalysis are featured.

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Authors: Zhu, J., Hu, L., Zhao, P., Lee, L. Y. S., & Wong, K.-Y.
Affiliations: China Academy of Engineering Physics (CN)
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
Corresponding author: Hu, Liangsheng
Zhao, Pengxiang
Wong, Kwok-Yin
ORCID: Zhu, Jing
Hu, Liangsheng
Zhao, Pengxiang
Lee, Lawrence Yoon Suk
Wong, Kwok-Yin
Venue: Chemical Reviews
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Published: 2019-10-28
Volume: 120
Issue: 2
Pages: 851-918
ISSN: 0009-2665 (ISSN-L)
1520-6890
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00248
OpenAlex: W2982516344
Cited by: 3,133
References: 650
Citations by year: 2026: 345 · 2025: 522 · 2024: 614 · 2023: 590 · 2022: 547 · 2021: 370 · 2020: 145
FWCI: 10.33
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
hdl.handle.net
Licence: doi.org/10.15223/policy-029 (stm-asf)
doi.org/10.15223/policy-037 (stm-asf)
doi.org/10.15223/policy-045 (stm-asf)
Locations: Chemical Reviews (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) (submittedVersion)
Funders: Department of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province (2018JY0287)
Innovation and Technology Commission
National Natural Science Foundation of China (21806099, 21806151)
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
STU Scientific Research Foundation for Talents (NTF18009)
Discipline Development Foundation of Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory (XKFZ201505)
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 › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Hydrogen Storage and Materials
Keywords: electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution, hydrogen production, water electrolysis, nanoparticles, noble metal catalysts, non-noble metal catalysts, metal-free catalysts, active site, catalyst morphology, catalyst composition, catalyst preparation, hydrogen economy

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