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Three-phase interface induced charge modulation on MoO2/Mo2C-carbon tube for enhanced hydrogen evolution

Zhijie Zhang1, Jing Zhao1, Mengchen Wu1, Qinghua Lu2( ), Rui Liu1( )
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Development and Application for Metal-Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China
School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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A three-phase interfaced heterostructure of N,P co-doped carbon tube embedded with MoO2/Mo2C has been fabricated via a polymerizing-embedding and pyrolysis strategy. Electron modulation induced by the three-phase interface can reduce the adsorption Gibbs free energy (∆G) and accelerate the electron transfer, thus enhancing the catalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) activity.

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Exploring superior electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is an urgent need for hydrogen production based on water splitting. The redistribution of electrons and the increase of active sites through multi-interface designing of electrocatalyst are powerful strategies to improve the catalytic efficiency. Herein, a three-phase interface structure of N,P co-doped carbon tube embedded with MoO2/Mo2C (MoO2/Mo2C-CT) was fabricated via a cooperative polymerizing-embedding and pyrolysis strategy. Work function and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) verified that the interfacial charge was quantificationally modulated, achieving an intrinsically enhanced charge transfer by an induced built-in electric field. Theoretical study of density functional theory (DFT) illustrated that triple-interface structure showed a lower energy for H* + H2O* than that of single-interface counterparts. The triple-interface MoO2/Mo2C-CT delivered a lower overpotential of 129 mV at 10 mA·cm−2 than that of either single-interface MoO2-CT or Mo2C-CT catalyst. This work may put forward an attractive approach for modulating electronic structure and provide insights into the understanding of triple-interface structure towards HER.

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triple-interfaceMocarbon tubehydrogen evolution reactiondensity functional theory

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Nano Research
Volume 16 Issue 4,
April 2023
Pages 4706-4714
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-5140-6
Cite this article:
Zhang Z, Zhao J, Wu M, et al. Three-phase interface induced charge modulation on MoO2/Mo2C-carbon tube for enhanced hydrogen evolution. Nano Research, 2023, 16(4): 4706-4714. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-5140-6
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Received: 30 July 2022
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