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Highly active and durable nanostructured molybdenum carbide electrocatalysts for hydrogen productionChen, W.-F.; Wang, C.-H.; Sasaki, K.; Marinkovic, N.; Xu, W.; Muckerman, J. T.; Zhu, Y.; Adzic, R. R.
Energy & environmental science, 03/2013, Volume: 6, Issue: 3Journal Article
In an attempt to tailor low-cost, precious-metal-free electrocatalysts for water electrolysis in acid, molybdenum carbide ( beta -Mo sub(2)C) nanoparticles are prepared by in situcarburization of ammonium molybdate on carbon nanotubes and XC-72R carbon black without using any gaseous carbon source. The formation of Mo sub(2)C is investigated by thermogravimetry and in situX-ray diffraction. X-ray absorption analysis reveals that Mo sub(2)C nanoparticles are inlaid or anchored into the carbon supports, and the electronic modification makes the surface exhibit a relatively moderate Mo-H bond strength. It is found that carbon nanotube-supported Mo sub(2)C showed superior electrocatalytic activity and stability in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) compared to the bulk Mo sub(2)C. An overpotential of 63 mV for driving 1 mA cm super(-2) of current density was measured for the nanotube-supported Mo sub(2)C catalysts; this exceeds the activity of analogous Mo sub(2)C catalysts. The enhanced electrochemical activity is facilitated by unique effects of the anchored structure coupled with the electronic modification.
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