钼基复合材料催化剂因其与Pt族元素的最外层电子结构类似,且在宽pH范围内仍能保持较高的活性和具有稳定性的特点,有望取代Pt基催化剂,近年来引起了越来越多研究者的关注。详细介绍了基于钼基复合材料的析氢反应电催化材料的最新进展,主要包括钼基合金、磷化钼、硫化钼、硒化钼、碳化钼、氮化钼、氧化钼、硼化钼等。着重论述了钼基复合材料的制备方法、构效关系、产氢机理与提升材料析氢性能的策略。最后,总结了钼基复合材料催化在应用时可能遇到的问题与挑战,并合理展望了此类催化剂未来的发展趋势。
Molybdenum-based composite catalysts is similar to the outermost electronic structure of the Pt group element.Moreover,it can still maintain high activity and stability in wide pH range,and expected to replace the precious metal Pt-based catalysts.In recent years,it has attracted more and more researchers' attention and in-depth researches.The latest developments in hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalytic materials based on Mo-based composite materials was presented in detail,including Mo-based alloys,MoP,MoS2,MoSe2,Mo2C,MoN,MoO3,MoB and so on.The synthetic method of Mo-based composite,structure-activity relationship,hydrogen production mechanism and strategies to improve the hydrogen evolution performance of the material were emphatically discussed.Finally,the problems and challenges that may be encountered in the application of Mo-based composite were summarized,and reasonably prospected the future development trend of the catalysts.
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基金资助
国家自然科学基金面上项目(21671092);辽宁省“兴辽英才”创新领军人才项目(XLYC1802057);辽宁省-沈阳材料科学国家研究中心联合研发基金项目(2019010280-JH3/301)