Preparation of CoNiP nanoparticles supported on nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as high performance electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction

XIA Ji; LI Shao-min; GAO Sen; XIE Song; LIU Hao

doi:10.1016/S1872-5805(20)60477-2

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XIA Ji, LI Shao-min, GAO Sen, XIE Song, LIU Hao. Preparation of CoNiP nanoparticles supported on nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as high performance electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction. New Carbon Mater., 2020, 35(1): 87-96. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(20)60477-2

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XIA Ji, LI Shao-min, GAO Sen, XIE Song, LIU Hao. Preparation of CoNiP nanoparticles supported on nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as high performance electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction. New Carbon Mater., 2020, 35(1): 87-96. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(20)60477-2

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XIA Ji, LI Shao-min, GAO Sen, XIE Song, LIU Hao. Preparation of CoNiP nanoparticles supported on nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as high performance electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction. New Carbon Mater., 2020, 35(1): 87-96. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(20)60477-2

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Preparation of CoNiP nanoparticles supported on nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as high performance electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(20)60477-2

Chengdu Green Energy and Green Manufacturing Technology R&D Center, Chengdu Science and Technology Development Center of CAEP, Chengdu 610207, China

Funds: Key Program of Application & Foundation of Science & Technology Department of Sichuan Province (2017JY0083); China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2015M582572).

Received Date: 2019-10-03
Accepted Date: 2020-04-02
Rev Recd Date: 2019-12-30
Publish Date: 2020-02-29

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Abstract

CoNiP nanoparticles dispersed on nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (NCNTs) as electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction were prepared by impregnating the NCNTs with a solution containing Ni(NO₃)₂·6H₂O and Co(NO₃)₂·6H₂O, followed by calcination at 500℃ for 2 h and phosphorization at 350℃ for 2 h in a furnace with a crucible of sodium hypophosphite upstream of the CoNiO₂/NCNT that served as the phosphorization agent. Results indicated that the CoNiP/NCNT catalysts had the advantages of low overpotential and high durability. The sodium hypophosphite content was a crucial factor affecting the performance of the catalysts. The optimized CoNiP/NCNT catalyst with an appropriate content of the phosphorization agent (0.2 g sodium hypophosphite/0.02 g CoNiO₂/NCNT) exhibited the best performance with an onset-overpotential of 44 mV and an overpotential of 75 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm^-2 in 0.5 M H₂SO₄. After the chronopotentiometry measurement for 24 h, the overpotential showed a decrease of only 6 mV, indicating its excellent durability.
- Nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes,
- Phosphorization,
- Impregnation method,
- Hydrogen evolution reaction

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