A supramolecular-confinement pyrolysis route to ultrasmall rhodium phosphide nanoparticles as a robust electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution in the entire pH range and seawater electrolysis
Shoujie Liu, Yinjuan Chen, Yu Li, Yan Lin, Zhi Liu, Minmin Wang, Yanju Chen, Chao Zhang, Yuan Pan, Yunqi Liu, Chenguang Liu
Abstract
A supramolecular-confinement pyrolysis route was proposed for the synthesis of an ultrasmall rhodium phosphide nanocatalyst for pH-universal and direct electrolysis of seawater into hydrogen.
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PhosphideRhodiumElectrocatalystElectrolysisNanoparticleSeawaterPyrolysisElectrolysis of waterMaterials scienceOverpotentialHydrogenChemical engineeringCatalysisChemistryInorganic chemistryNanotechnologyElectrochemistryOrganic chemistryElectrodeOceanographyPhysical chemistryGeologyEngineeringElectrolyteElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchElectrochemical Analysis and Applications