Boron‐Dependency of Molybdenum Boride Electrocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Recent advances in unveiling active sites in molybdenum sulfide-based electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction

Hydrogen has received significant attention as a promising future energy carrier due to its high energy density and environmentally friendly nature. In particular, the electrocatalytic generation of hydrogen fuel is highly desirable to replace current fossil fuel-dependent hydrogen production methods. However, to achieve widespread implementation of electrocatalytic hydrogen production technolo...

Two-Dimensional Material Molybdenum Disulfides as Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution

Recently, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), represented by MoS2, have been proven to be a fascinating new class of electrocatalysts in hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The rich chemical activities, combined with several strategies to regulate its morphologies and electronic properties, make MoS2 very attractive for understanding the fundamentals of electrocatalysis. In this review, rec...

Functional Oxides Research Letter Elucidating the synergistic mechanism of nickel–molybdenum electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction

Nickel–molybdenum (Ni–Mo) materials are widely used functional oxide catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction. In this work, we investigate the high activity of Ni–Mo by depositing size-controlled Ni nanocrystals (NCs) onto Mo substrates. We observe a synergistic increase in catalytic activity that does not scale with the Ni–Mo interface length. This evidence points to a bulk electronic in...

Study on Nanostructured Molybdenum Carbide for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Molybdenum boride and carbide catalyze hydrogen evolution in both acidic and basic solutions.

Sunlight-driven water splitting is one of the most attractive methods for solar energy conversion and storage. To achieve efficient water splitting, active catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are required. Although platinum and a few other precious metals are highly active HER catalysts, their high cost and low abundance are severe hurdles for large-scale applications. The limit...