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Frontispiece: Structure–Activity Relationships for Pt‐Free Metal Phosphide Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysts
Author(s) -
OwensBaird Bryan,
Kolen'ko Yury V.,
Kovnir Kirill
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201882962
Subject(s) - phosphide , transition metal , materials science , metal , catalysis , adsorption , hydrogen , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , metallurgy , biochemistry , organic chemistry , engineering
Fe, Co, and Ni phosphides realize a fine balance of the four main characteristics for good hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts: stability, moderate H adsorption energy, proper and stable surface structure, and high electrical conductivity. The relationships between transition metal phosphide bulk and surface structures along with catalytic performance are discussed together with synthetic approaches towards highly active and stable catalysts. For more details, see the Minireview by K. Kovnir et al. on page 7298 ff.