Issue 23, 2020

Recent progress in transition metal selenide electrocatalysts for water splitting

Abstract

The urgent demand of scalable hydrogen production has motivated substantial research on low cost, efficient and robust catalysts for water electrolysis. In order to replace noble metals and their derivatives, transition metal (Fe, Co, Ni, Mo, Cu, etc.) selenides have demonstrated promising catalysis on both hydrogen and oxygen evolutions. Very recently, a number of reports have presented a variety of approaches to enhance their electrocatalytic activity. This review summarizes the most recent progress in transition metal selenide electrocatalysts for HER, OER, and overall water splitting. The merits and limitations of metal selenides are also discussed in the aspects of structure and composition. Moreover, we highlight new strategies and future challenges for design and synthesis of high performance electrocatalysts.

Graphical abstract: Recent progress in transition metal selenide electrocatalysts for water splitting

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
14 Apr 2020
Accepted
26 May 2020
First published
26 May 2020

Nanoscale, 2020,12, 12249-12262

Recent progress in transition metal selenide electrocatalysts for water splitting

X. Xia, L. Wang, N. Sui, V. L. Colvin and W. W. Yu, Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 12249 DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02939D

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