Catalytic activity of Co-nanocrystal-doped tungsten carbide arising from an internal magnetic field
Masao Morishita, Ai Nozaki, Hiroaki Yamamoto, Naoki Fukumuro, Masataka Mori, K. Araki, Fumitaka Sakamoto, A. Nakamura, Hidefumi Yanagita
Abstract
and the ferromagnetic Co crystals interacting with the nucleus spin of the protons was responsible for the enhanced catalytic activity. This study presents a new catalyst design strategy based on the concept of an internal magnetic field. The WC-Co material presented here is expected to have a wide range of applications as an HER catalyst.
Topics & Concepts
Ammonia boraneCatalysisTungsten carbideNanocrystalMaterials scienceMagnetizationHydrogenCarbideFerromagnetismChemical engineeringHydrogen productionInorganic chemistryNanotechnologyChemistryMagnetic fieldCondensed matter physicsMetallurgyOrganic chemistryEngineeringPhysicsQuantum mechanicsElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionHydrogen Storage and MaterialsCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies