Carbon-based electrocatalysts for water splitting at high-current-densities: A review

CHEN Yu-xiang; ZHAO Xiu-hui; DONG Peng; ZHANG Ying-jie; ZOU Yu-qin; WANG Shuang-yin

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CHEN Yu-xiang, ZHAO Xiu-hui, DONG Peng, ZHANG Ying-jie, ZOU Yu-qin, WANG Shuang-yin. Carbon-based electrocatalysts for water splitting at high-current-densities: A review. New Carbon Mater., 2024, 39(1): 1-16. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(24)60831-0

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CHEN Yu-xiang, ZHAO Xiu-hui, DONG Peng, ZHANG Ying-jie, ZOU Yu-qin, WANG Shuang-yin. Carbon-based electrocatalysts for water splitting at high-current-densities: A review. New Carbon Mater., 2024, 39(1): 1-16. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(24)60831-0

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CHEN Yu-xiang, ZHAO Xiu-hui, DONG Peng, ZHANG Ying-jie, ZOU Yu-qin, WANG Shuang-yin. Carbon-based electrocatalysts for water splitting at high-current-densities: A review. New Carbon Mater., 2024, 39(1): 1-16. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(24)60831-0

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Carbon-based electrocatalysts for water splitting at high-current-densities: A review

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(24)60831-0

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Faculty of Material Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
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National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Lithium-ion Batteries and Materials Preparation Technology, Key Laboratory of Advanced Battery Materials of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
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College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Bio-Sensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Advanced Catalytic Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China

Funds: This work was supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2020M672471)

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陈玉祥，教授. E-mail：chenyux@kust.edu.cn
Corresponding author: CHEN Yu-xiang, Professor. E-mail: chenyux@kust.edu.cn; ZOU Yu-qin, Professor. E-mail: yuqin_zou@hnu.edu.cn
Received Date: 2023-10-16
Accepted Date: 2023-11-29
Rev Recd Date: 2023-11-29

Available Online: 2023-12-05

Publish Date: 2024-02-01

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Electrocatalytic water splitting is a promising strategy to generate hydrogen using renewable energy under mild conditions. Carbon-based materials have attracted attention in electrocatalytic water splitting because of their distinctive features such as high specific area, high electron mobility and abundant natural resources. Hydrogen produced by industrial electrocatalytic water splitting in a large quantity requires electrocatalysis at a low overpotential at a large current density. Substantial efforts focused on fundamental research have been made, while much less attention has been paid to the high-current-density test. There are many distinct differences in electrocatalysis to split water using low and high current densities such as the bubble phenomenon, local environment around active sites, and stability. Recent research progress on carbon-based electrocatalysts for water splitting at low and high current densities is summarized, significant challenges and prospects for carbon-based electrocatalysts are discussed, and promising strategies are proposed.
- Electrocatalytic water splitting,
- Carbon-based material,
- Bubble,
- High current density,
- Decouple

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