Towards robust hydrogen evolution electrocatalysts in immiscible copper–molybdenum alloys by amorphization
Long Chen, Xiying Jian, Qingsheng Gao, Zhijie Cao, Zibo Chen, Huaijun Lin
Abstract
A novel amorphous Cu 50 Mo 50 alloy catalyst with dual active sites is successfully synthesized for efficient alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), in which Cu serves as the OH adsorption site and Mo acts as the H adsorption site.
Topics & Concepts
MolybdenumCopperMaterials scienceHydrogenMetallurgyChemical engineeringChemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionNanoporous metals and alloysCatalytic Processes in Materials Science