Surface oxidation for enhancing the hydrogen evolution reaction of metal nitrides: a theoretical study on vanadium nitride
Samira Adimi, Weiliang Qi, Tiju Thomas, Ralph Gebauer, Minghui Yang, Shengping Ruan
Abstract
A single oxide layer acts as a surface oxide activation layer (SOAL) on top of the VN surface toward the HER. VN is a simple model nitride, and this picture can be used for designing enhanced nitride-based catalysts with controlled oxidation of surfaces.
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NitrideVanadium nitrideOxideMaterials scienceMetalLayer (electronics)CatalysisInorganic chemistryChemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemistryMetallurgyEngineeringOrganic chemistryElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionSemiconductor materials and devicesCatalytic Processes in Materials Science