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Electrocatalysts: Mulberry‐Inspired Nickel‐Niobium Phosphide on Plasma‐Defect‐Engineered Carbon Support for High‐Performance Hydrogen Evolution (Small 43/2020)
Author(s) -
Chen Dongliang,
Xu Zhenmiao,
Chen Wei,
Chen Guangliang,
Huang Jun,
Song Changsheng,
Zheng Kun,
Zhang Zhaoxia,
Hu Xianpeng,
Choi HoSuk,
Ostrikov Kostya Ken
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.202070236
Subject(s) - phosphide , electrocatalyst , materials science , dielectric barrier discharge , catalysis , niobium , carbon fibers , nickel , hydrogen , dielectric , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , metallurgy , optoelectronics , electrode , composite material , chemistry , electrochemistry , organic chemistry , composite number , engineering , biochemistry
In article number 2004843, Guangliang Chen, Jun Huang, Changsheng Song, and co‐workers demonstrate that Mulberry‐like Ni 12 P 5 ‐Ni 4 Nb 5 P 4 nanocrystals with rich heterointerfaces and phase edges are successfully fabricated on carbon cloth, which is enabled by intentional defect creation by atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge plasma (PCC). The obtained Ni 12 P 5 ‐Ni 4 Nb 5 P 4 /PCC electrocatalyst maintains spectacular catalytic activity at high current density region (> j 615 ) for H 2 evolution, which outperforms the industry‐relevant benchmark Pt/C/PCC catalyst.