Biomass-derived high-performance tungsten-based electrocatalysts on graphene for hydrogen evolution

Meng, Fanke; Hu, Enyuan; Zhang, Lihua; Sasaki, Kotaro; Muckerman, James T.; Fujita, Etsuko

doi:10.1039/C5TA05589J

Title: Biomass-derived high-performance tungsten-based electrocatalysts on graphene for hydrogen evolution

Journal Article · Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C5TA05589J· OSTI ID:1213387

Meng, Fanke ^[1]; Hu, Enyuan ^[1]; Zhang, Lihua ^[1]; Sasaki, Kotaro ^[1]; Muckerman, James T. ^[1]; Fujita, Etsuko ^[1]

Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

We report a new class of highly active and stable tungsten-based catalysts to replace noble metal materials for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in an acidic electrolyte. The catalyst is produced by heating an earth-abundant and low-cost mixture of ammonium tungstate, soybean powder and graphene nanoplatelets (WSoyGnP). The catalyst compound consists of tungsten carbide (W₂C and WC) and tungsten nitride (WN) nanoparticles decorated on graphene nanoplatelets. The catalyst demonstrates an overpotential (η₁₀, the potential at a current density of 10 mA cm⁻²) of 0.105 V, which is the smallest among tungsten-based HER catalysts in acidic media. The coupling with graphene significantly reduces the charge transfer resistance and increases the active surface area of the product, which are favorable for enhancing the HER activity. Therefore, the approach of employing biomass and other less expensive materials as precursors for the production of catalysts with high HER activity provides a new path for the design and development of efficient catalysts for the hydrogen production industry.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC00112704

OSTI ID:: 1213387

Report Number(s):: BNL-108269-2015-JA; JMCAET; R&D Project: CO026; KC0304030

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Vol. 3, Issue 36; ISSN 2050-7488

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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