Issue 7, 2021

Rh nanoparticle functionalized heteroatom-doped hollow carbon spheres for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Abstract

Overall hydrazine splitting (OHzS) is a promising alternative for overall water splitting (OWS) towards hydrogen production due to the anodic hydrazine oxidation reaction (HzOR) involving less electrons and faster kinetics than the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). However, it still remains a challenge to synthesize bifunctional electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and HzOR with low overpotentials. Herein, we represent a N/S co-doped hollow carbon sphere loaded with Rh nanoparticles (Rh-NS-HCS) and demonstrate its dual appealing activities for both the HER and HzOR. Notably, the obtained Rh-NS-HCS shows superiorities for hydrogen production in OHzS with a cell voltage of 0.11 V to reach a current density of 10 mA cm−2 when it serves as both a cathodic and anodic electrocatalyst. These performances can be attributed to the intrinsic nature of the Rh nanoparticles and N/S co-doped hollow structured carbon matrix, which could provide easy access to active sites, excellent conductivity and stability, thus making energy-efficient hydrogen production possible.

Graphical abstract: Rh nanoparticle functionalized heteroatom-doped hollow carbon spheres for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
29 Jan 2021
Accepted
15 Feb 2021
First published
18 Feb 2021

Mater. Chem. Front., 2021,5, 3125-3131

Rh nanoparticle functionalized heteroatom-doped hollow carbon spheres for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

D. Qi, S. Liu, H. Chen, S. Lai, Y. Qin, Y. Qiu, S. Dai, S. Zhang, J. Luo and X. Liu, Mater. Chem. Front., 2021, 5, 3125 DOI: 10.1039/D1QM00156F

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