Issue 8, 2016

Colloidally-synthesized cobalt molybdenum nanoparticles as active and stable electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction under alkaline conditions

Abstract

The efficient catalysis of water electrolysis using Earth-abundant materials is considered to underpin the large-scale implementation of several clean energy technologies. Here, we report the synthesis of molybdenum rich Co–Mo nanoparticles, which function as highly active and stable electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline aqueous solutions. The Co–Mo nanoparticles have an average diameter of approx. 3 nm, a Co : Mo ratio of approx. 1 : 9, and are poorly crystalline. The Co–Mo nanoparticles deposited onto Ti foil substrates at a loading of approx. 1 mg cm−2 required an overpotential of only −75 mV to produce an operationally relevant current density of −10 mA cm−2, placing them among the most highly active Earth-abundant HER catalysts in alkaline media.

Graphical abstract: Colloidally-synthesized cobalt molybdenum nanoparticles as active and stable electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction under alkaline conditions

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
05 9 2015
Accepted
20 11 2015
First published
24 11 2015

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016,4, 3077-3081

Colloidally-synthesized cobalt molybdenum nanoparticles as active and stable electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction under alkaline conditions

J. M. McEnaney, T. L. Soucy, J. M. Hodges, J. F. Callejas, J. S. Mondschein and R. E. Schaak, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 3077 DOI: 10.1039/C5TA07055D

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