Co₂P Nanoparticles Wrapped in Amorphous Porous Carbon as an Efficient and Stable Catalyst for Water Oxidation.

ABSTRACT: Exploring highly active, enduringly stable, and low-cost oxygen evolution reaction catalysts continues to be a dominant challenge to commercialize renewable electrochemical water-splitting technology. High-active and earth-abundant cobalt phosphides are recently considered as promising candidates. However, the poor inherent electron transfer efficiency and instability hinder its further development. In this work, a novel approach was demonstrated to effectively synthesize Co₂P nanoparticles wrapped in amorphous porous carbon framework (Co₂P/C). Benefiting from extremely high specific surface area of porous carbon, plenty of active sites were adequately exposed. Meanwhile, unique anchoring structure between Co₂P nanoparticles and amorphous carbon outerwear i

SUBMITTER: Ke Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6262043 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature