Recent progress and perspective on molybdenum-based electrocatalysts for water electrolysis

Xingyue Qian, Jing Fang, Jiawei Xia, Guangyu He, Haiqun Chen

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Abstract

Electrochemical water electrolysis represents a highly promising technology for large-scale and sustainable hydrogen production, which largely depends on the development of earth-abundant and highly efficient electrocatalysts for overall water-splitting (OWS). Molybdenum (Mo) based electrocatalysts with controllable nanostructures and diverse compositions have been demonstrated as a promising candidate towards OWS. Herein, we present a comprehensive review focusing on the recent progress of Mo-based electrocatalysts for OWS. We first summarize the catalytic mechanisms of two half reactions, i.e., hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and briefly introduce the activity descriptors and experimental parameters of OWS. Subsequently, we outline various Mo-based electrocatalysts composing of Mo-based alloys, sulfides, selenides, carbides, borides, nitrides and oxides, with special emphasis on the catalytic performance and nanostructure/compositions correlation. Finally, we propose the existent issues and prospective direction of Mo-based electrocatalysts towards OWS for large-scale commercialization.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)26084-26106
Number of pages23
JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume48
Issue number67
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Aug 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Catalytic activity
  • Gibbs free energy
  • Hydrogen
  • Molybdenum-based electrocatalysts
  • Overall water splitting

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Fuel Technology
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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