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CO 2 ‐Assisted Fabrication of Defect‐Engineered Carbon Nitride for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution
Author(s) -
Zhao Xinhui,
Xue Zhimin,
Tan Xingxing,
Liu Zhenghui,
Chen Wenjun,
Zhang Baolong,
Yang Yuechao,
Mu Tiancheng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemistry – an asian journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.18
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1861-471X
pISSN - 1861-4728
DOI - 10.1002/asia.202000385
Subject(s) - electrocatalyst , carbon nitride , catalysis , fabrication , electrochemistry , materials science , nitride , annealing (glass) , graphitic carbon nitride , chemical engineering , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , carbon fibers , hydrogen , urea , chemistry , electrode , composite number , composite material , organic chemistry , engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , photocatalysis , pathology , layer (electronics)
Here, a defect‐engineered carbon nitride (DCN) electrocatalyst has been synthesized by directly annealing of a rationally designed urea precursor. The existence of defect sites was investigated by detailed characterizations. When loading a small amount of Ru nanoparticles, the obtained DCN catalyst offers excellent catalytic activity for electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction.