Supporting nickel on vanadium nitride for comparable hydrogen evolution performance to platinum in alkaline solution
Hangjia Shen, Shuqin Liang, Samira Adimi, Xuyun Guo, Ye Zhu, Haichuan Guo, Tiju Thomas, J. Paul Attfield, Minghui Yang
Abstract
The metal–support interaction between Ni and VN contributes to an outstanding performance for Ni/VN towards hydrogen evolution electrocatalysis following the Volmer–Tafel mechanism.
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Tafel equationElectrocatalystVanadiumPlatinumNickelMaterials scienceHydrogenInorganic chemistryMetalChemical engineeringChemistryCatalysisMetallurgyElectrodeElectrochemistryPhysical chemistryBiochemistryEngineeringOrganic chemistryElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionAdvanced battery technologies researchCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts