From an Fe₂P₃ complex to FeP nanoparticles as efficient electrocatalysts for water-splitting.

ABSTRACT: In large-scale, hydrogen production from water-splitting represents the most promising solution for a clean, recyclable, and low-cost energy source. The realization of viable technological solutions requires suitable efficient electrochemical catalysts with low overpotentials and long-term stability for both hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) based on cheap and nontoxic materials. Herein, we present a unique molecular approach to monodispersed, ultra-small, and superiorly active iron phosphide (FeP) electrocatalysts for bifunctional OER, HER, and overall water-splitting. They result from transformation of a molecular iron phosphide precursor, containing a [Fe₂P₃] core with mixed-valence Fe^IIFe^III sites bridged b

SUBMITTER: Yao S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6253717 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature