Phosphorus doping of nickel–cobalt boride to produce a metal–metalloid–nonmetal electrocatalyst for improved overall water splitting
Amarnath T. Sivagurunathan, Selvaraj Seenivasan, T. Kavinkumar, Do‐Heyoung Kim
Abstract
A phosphorus-doped nickel–cobalt boride (P-NCB) electrocatalyst designed based on a unique metal–metalloid–nonmetal configuration results in solitary structures with excellent bifunctional properties for the HER and OER under strongly alkaline conditions.
Topics & Concepts
NonmetalCobaltMetalloidNickelDopingMaterials scienceElectrocatalystPhosphorusInorganic chemistryMetalMetallurgyBorideChemistryElectrochemistryPhysical chemistryOptoelectronicsElectrodeElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionElectrochemical Analysis and Applications