journal article·2021-07-01Open access

Boosting hydrogen evolution reaction on few-layer graphdiyne by sp-N and B co-doping

Yasong Zhao, Nailiang Yang, Changda Wang, Li Song, Ranbo Yu, Dan Wang

APL Materials· Volume 9· Issue 7

Abstract

Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysts based on noble metals traditionally suffered from high cost, low activity, and poor stability. Metal-free catalysts originating from heteroatom-doped carbon materials have been proposed to address these problems, in which the doping configurations and electronic structures are critical for modulating the electrocatalytic activity. Herein, we reported a sequential approach for the co-doping of B and N atoms into graphdiyne (GDY). We noticed that the configurations of heteroatoms are strongly related to the doping process, and the subsequent HER test shows that a certain sp-N can decrease the overpotential, and further introduction of B atoms can continuously enhance the current density owing to the synergistic effect of chemical and electronic couplings on proton adsorption/reduction kinetics. This work provides a deeper understanding of developing dual heteroatom doped non-metallic catalysts.
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OpenAlex topics: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion · Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction · Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

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Affiliations

State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Particle Materials, Chinese Academy of Sciences 1 , No. 1 Beiertiao, Zhongguancun, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 2 , 19A Yuquan Road, 100049 Beijing, People’s Republic of China

National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, University of Science and Technology of China 3 , Hefei, Anhui 230029, People’s Republic of China

Department of Physical Chemistry, School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing 4 , No. 30, Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China · National Natural Science Foundation of China · National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents · China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

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