Issue 32, 2024

Polyoxometalate-derived electrocatalysts enabling progress in hydrogen evolution reactions

Abstract

Platinum-based catalysts exhibit outstanding electrocatalytic performance in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). However, platinum-based catalysts face significant challenges due to their rarity and high cost. This paper endeavors to shed light on a promising alternative: polyoxometalate (POM)-based catalysts, which possess significant potential for the synthesis of non-noble metal-based catalysts for the HER. Utilizing POMs as raw materials to assemble POM-derived materials, including POM-derived crystalline materials, metal sulfides, phosphides, carbides, nitrides, and so on, has emerged as an effective approach for the synthesis of hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts. This approach offers advantages in both stability and electrocatalytic performance. This comprehensive review navigates through latest progress in the assembly strategy and HER performance of POM-based crystal materials, alongside discussion on transition metal compounds derived from POMs, such as carbides, phosphides, and sulfides. Besides, future developments in POM-derived electrocatalyst regulation of the electrochemical HER are prospected.

Graphical abstract: Polyoxometalate-derived electrocatalysts enabling progress in hydrogen evolution reactions

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Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
29 Сәу. 2024
Accepted
31 Мам. 2024
First published
21 Мау. 2024

Dalton Trans., 2024,53, 13248-13279

Polyoxometalate-derived electrocatalysts enabling progress in hydrogen evolution reactions

S. Zhu, H. Pang, Z. Sun, S. Ullah Khan, G. Mustafa, H. Ma, X. Wang and G. Yang, Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 13248 DOI: 10.1039/D4DT01261E

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