Issue 2, 2019

Two-dimensional π-conjugated metal–organic nanosheets as single-atom catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction

Abstract

The design and synthesis of electrocatalysts with controllable active sites are highly desirable for producing hydrogen. Inspired by the experimental realization of two-dimensional metal–organic framework (2D-MOF) nanosheets, a computational screening was performed to find out the optimal single-atom catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) from 36 2D-MOFs composed of transition metal and benzene-like molecular ligands. Through first-principles calculations, six configurations were identified as potential catalysts for the HER with performance comparable to those of Pt-based catalysts due to the near-zero Gibbs free energy and favourable activation barriers originating from their appropriate d-orbital bonding mechanism with atomic hydrogen.

Graphical abstract: Two-dimensional π-conjugated metal–organic nanosheets as single-atom catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
21 jul 2018
Accepted
11 set 2018
First published
12 set 2018

Nanoscale, 2019,11, 454-458

Two-dimensional π-conjugated metal–organic nanosheets as single-atom catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction

Y. Ji, H. Dong, C. Liu and Y. Li, Nanoscale, 2019, 11, 454 DOI: 10.1039/C8NR05900D

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