Citation: Danyang He, Liyun Cao, Liangliang Feng, Shuainan Li, Yongqiang Feng, Guodong Li, Yifei Zhang, Jinhan Li, Jianfeng Huang. Dual modulation of morphology and electronic structures of VN@C electrocatalyst by W doping for boosting hydrogen evolution reaction[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2022, 33(11): 4781-4785. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.01.006 shu

Dual modulation of morphology and electronic structures of VN@C electrocatalyst by W doping for boosting hydrogen evolution reaction

Danyang He ^a ,
Liyun Cao ^{a, *,} ,
Liangliang Feng ^{a, *,} ,
Shuainan Li ^a ,
Yongqiang Feng ^a ,
Guodong Li ^b ,
Yifei Zhang ^a ,
Jinhan Li ^a ,
Jianfeng Huang ^{a, *,}

a.
School of Materials Science & Engineering, International S & T Cooperation Foundation of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Green Manufacture of Ceramic Materials, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Green Preparation and Functionalization for Inorganic Materials, Key Laboratory of Auxiliary Chemistry and Technology for Chemical Industry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Shaanxi 710021, China
b.
State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China

2644245930@qq.com

fengll@sust.edu.cn

huangjf@sust.edu.cn

Received Date: 16 November 2021
Revised Date: 12 December 2021
Accepted Date: 5 January 2022
Available Online: 13 January 2022

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Developing high-efficiency and robust durability electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in water electrolysis functions as a crucial role for the construction of green hydrogen economy, herein, ultrafine W-doped vanadium nitride nanoparticles anchored on N-doped graphitic carbon framework (WVN@NGC) are synthesized through a one-step simple pyrolysis protocol. Owing to the enlarged catalytically active sites, enhanced electrical conductivity and optimized electronic structure, the resultant VN/WN@NGC delivered the prominent HER performance with overpotentials of 143 mV and 158 mV at 10 mA/cm² in acid and alkaline media, respectively, accompanied by the long-term stability for at least 50 h. This work highlights a novel strategy for a metal-triggered modulation of nitride-based HER electrocatalyst for sustainable energy conversion device.
- Tungsten doping,
- Vanadium nitride,
- Graphitic carbon,
- Electronic structure,
- Hydrogen evolution
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