High-porosity, crystalline, and surface-area-rich metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) may be employed in electrochemical energy applications for active catalysis. MOFs have recently been modified using secondary building blocks, open metal sites with large pore diameters, functional ligands electronic conductivity. They the potential excellent performance fuel cell applications, they several possib...

Transition metal phosphides are emerging as promising anode materials of sodium ion batteries (SIBs) due to their high performance in terms capacity and operational stability. Highly isolated CoP nanoparticles encapsulated 3D hollow nitrogen-doped carbon networks (CoP/HNC composite) designed via polymerization poly-dopamine (PDA) on ZIF-67 the subsequent in-situ phosphorization. Ultrafine (10 ±...

The gas-phase hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of furfural, a model compound for bio-based conversion, was investigated over transition metal phosphide catalysts. HDO activity decreases in the order Ni2P ? MoP > Co2P WP ? Cu3P Fe2P. Nickel phases (e.g., Ni2P, Ni12P5, Ni3P) are most promising catalysts furfural HDO. Their selectivity to gasoline additives 2-methylfuran and tetrahydro-2-methylfuran can b...

Electrochemically efficient electrode materials are required for clean energy storage in $\mathrm{Li}$ ion batteries. We predict two-dimensional hexagonal metal nitrides, borides, and phosphides (${\mathrm{Sc}}_{2}\mathrm{B}$, ${\mathrm{Sc}}_{2}\mathrm{N}$, ${\mathrm{Y}}_{2}\mathrm{B}$, ${\mathrm{Y}}_{2}\mathrm{N}$, ${\mathrm{Y}}_{2}\mathrm{P}$) evaluate the feasibility of experimental realizat...

Abstract The development of efficient electrocatalysts based on Pt-free materials is a crucial step for the maturation competitive water splitting technologies able to sustain upcoming hydrogen-based economy. In this context, present work optimizes codeposition/annealing methodology produce electrocatalytic layers hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) one most promising alternatives Pt-based cataly...

[1] High-pressure and high-temperature behavior of synthetic Ni2P has been studied in a laser-heated diamond anvil cell up to 50 GPa and 2200 K. Incongruent melting associated with formation of pyrite-type NiP2 and amorphous Ni-P alloy was found at an intermediate pressure range, between 6.5 and 40 GPa. Above 40 GPa, Ni2P melts congruently. At room conditions, Ni2P has hexagonal C22-type struct...