Citation: Xia Kedong, Guo Junpo, Xuan Cuijuan, Huang Ting, Deng Zhiping, Chen Lingxuan, Wang Deli. Ultrafine molybdenum carbide nanoparticles supported on nitrogen doped carbon nanosheets for hydrogen evolution reaction[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2019, 30(1): 192-196. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2018.05.009 shu

Ultrafine molybdenum carbide nanoparticles supported on nitrogen doped carbon nanosheets for hydrogen evolution reaction

Key laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage(Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China

Corresponding author: Wang Deli, wangdl81125@hust.edu.cn
Received Date: 30 March 2018
Revised Date: 28 April 2018
Accepted Date: 2 May 2018
Available Online: 7 January 2018

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Molybdenum carbides (Mo_xC)/nitrogen doped carbon nanosheets (NCS) composites are synthesized via simple mixing melamine and ammonia molybdate, followed by a high-temperature treatment. Metal carbide nanoparticles with ultra-small size (13 nm) are uniformly supported on nitrogen doped carbon nanosheets. The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is investigated in both 0.5 mol/L H₂SO₄ and 1 mol/L KOH media. Mo₂C/NCS-10 (melamine/ammonia molybdate weight ratio of 10:1) exhibits excellent performance with a low overpotential of 130 mV in 0.5 mol/L H₂SO₄ solution and 108 mV in 1 mol/L KOH solution at the current density of 10 mA/cm². The better electrocatalytic activity could be ascribed to Ndoped carbon nanosheets, small particle size, mesoporous structure, and large specific surface area, which could provide the large electrochemical active surface area and facilitate mass transport.
- Molybdenum carbides,
- Ultrafine nanoparticles,
- Nitrogen doping,
- Carbon naonosheets,
- Hydrogen evolution reaction
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