C and N Hybrid Coordination Derived Co–C–N Complex as a Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
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Development of an efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalyst composed of earth-abundant elements is scientifically and technologically important for the water splitting associated with the conversion and storage of renewable energy. Herein we report a new class of Co-C-N complex bonded carbon (only 0.22 at% Co) for HER with a self-supported and three-dimensional porous structure that shows an unexpected catalytic activity with low overpotential (212 mV at 100 mA cm(-2)) and long-term stability, better than that of most traditional-metal catalysts. Experimental observations in combination with density functional theory calculations reveal that C and N hybrid coordination optimizes the charge distribution and enhances the electron transfer, which synergistically promotes the proton adsorption and reduction kinetics.
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Transition-metal phosphides (TMPs), such as CoP and Ni2P, have emerged as an important class of non-noble-metal HER catalysts with high activity.
“Transition-metal phosphides (TMPs), such as CoP and Ni2P, have emerged as an important class of non-noble-metal HER catalysts with high activity, and much progress has been made in this field.[6]”
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- Authors
- Wang, Z.-L., Hao, X.-F., Jiang, Z., Sun, X.-P., Xu, D., Wang, J., Zhong, H.-X., Meng, F.-L., & Zhang, X.-B.
- Affiliations
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
- Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
- Venue
- Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Published
- 2015-11-24
- Volume
- 137
- Issue
- 48
- Pages
- 15070-15073
- ISSN
- 0002-7863 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-5126
- OpenAlex
- W2192777122
- Cited by
- 414
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 27 · 2022: 29 · 2021: 36 · 2020: 39 · 2019: 65 · 2018: 72 · 2017: 62 · 2016: 33
- FWCI
- 16.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of the American Chemical Society (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (2012CB215500, 2014CB932300)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (21271168, 21422108, 21471146, 51472232, Y311051001)
- 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 › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Fuel Cells and Related Materials
- Keywords
- hydrogen evolution reaction, electrocatalysts, cobalt catalysts, earth-abundant catalysts, self-supported catalysts, three-dimensional porous structure, proton adsorption, charge distribution, electron transfer, water splitting, catalyst stability
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