Issue 11, 2017

Recent advances in metal–nitrogen–carbon catalysts for electrochemical water splitting

Abstract

The urgent need for clean and renewable energy and environmental awareness have promoted extensive research into creating a future sustainable energy supply system. Water electrolysis, considered the most promising technology for hydrogen production, has attracted much attention. A series of metal–nitrogen–carbon based heterogeneous electrocatalysts have been developed for HER and OER. Recent advances in this field are summarized here, including their structures, synthetic methods and especially highlighting the applications of several major kinds of catalysts in water splitting. Finally, the existing key challenges and research directions for enhancing performance are pointed out.

Graphical abstract: Recent advances in metal–nitrogen–carbon catalysts for electrochemical water splitting

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
15 3 2017
Accepted
11 4 2017
First published
24 4 2017

Mater. Chem. Front., 2017,1, 2155-2173

Recent advances in metal–nitrogen–carbon catalysts for electrochemical water splitting

K. Liu, H. Zhong, F. Meng, X. Zhang, J. Yan and Q. Jiang, Mater. Chem. Front., 2017, 1, 2155 DOI: 10.1039/C7QM00119C

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