Polyoxometalates-derived Pt-Mo2C cluster heterostructure for co-catalytic alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction
摘要
Constructing cluster heterostructures with strongly coupled interfaces is of great importance to accelerating the catalytic reactions that involve multiple intermediates. Herein, a strongly coupled cluster heterostructure composed of platinum and molybdenum carbide (Pt@Mo2C) derived from polyoxometalate clusters is designed to achieve excellent alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction. The Pt@Mo2C cluster exhibits strong electronic interactions between Pt and Mo2C, working together to facilitate the H2O dissociation by concurrently binding intermediates (Pt–H* and Mo–OH*), thus accelerating the kinetics of the rate-determining Volmer step. The optimized Pt@Mo2C exhibits a high mass activity of 12.1 A·mgPt−1, 19.2 times higher than that of 20% Pt/C in alkaline media. Moreover, it can be stabilized at a current density of 100 mA·cm−2 for more than 200 h. This work demonstrated the superiority of the cluster heterostructures and co-catalytic effect towards the development of highly efficient electrocatalysts.
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