Issue 8, 2017

Ternary Ni–Co–P nanoparticles as noble-metal-free catalysts to boost the hydrolytic dehydrogenation of ammonia-borane

Abstract

The development of high-efficiency and low-cost catalysts for hydrogen release from chemical hydrogen-storage materials is essential for the hydrogen-economy paradigm. Herein, we report a facile and controllable method to fabricate a series of Co-doped nickel phosphides and their corresponding nanohybrids with graphene oxide (GO) as highly efficient, robust and noble-metal-free catalysts for ammonia borane hydrolysis. The incorporation of Co into Ni2P effectively optimizes the electronic structures of Ni2−xCoxP catalysts to enhance their interaction with AB and simultaneously facilitate the hydroxyl activation of AB, resulting in the reduction of the reaction energy barrier and thus substantial improvement of the catalytic rate.

Graphical abstract: Ternary Ni–Co–P nanoparticles as noble-metal-free catalysts to boost the hydrolytic dehydrogenation of ammonia-borane

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
06 Jun 2017
Accepted
25 Jul 2017
First published
25 Jul 2017

Energy Environ. Sci., 2017,10, 1770-1776

Ternary Ni–Co–P nanoparticles as noble-metal-free catalysts to boost the hydrolytic dehydrogenation of ammonia-borane

C. Hou, Q. Li, C. Wang, C. Peng, Q. Chen, H. Ye, W. Fu, C. Che, N. López and Y. Chen, Energy Environ. Sci., 2017, 10, 1770 DOI: 10.1039/C7EE01553D

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