Superstructures of Organic-Polyoxometalate Co-crystals as Precursors for Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysts.

ABSTRACT: Molybdenum-based carbides and nitrides have been considered as catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). One of the challenges in using Mo-based HER electrocatalysts is establishing well-defined precursors which can be transformed into Mo-based carbides/nitrides with controllable structure and porosity. We report the synthesis of a series of superstructures consisting of organic-polyoxometalate co-crystals (O-POCs) as a new type of metal-organic precursor to synthesize Mo-based carbides/nitrides in a controlled fashion and to use them for efficient catalytic hydrogen production. This protocol enables to create electrocatalysts composed of abundant nanocrystallites and heterojunctions with tunable micro- and nanostructure and mesoporosity. The best performing electrocatalyst show

SUBMITTER: Li S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9300107 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature