Topotactic BI<sub>3</sub>-assisted borodization: synthesis and electrocatalysis applications of transition metal borides
Katherine E. Woo, Seongyoung Kong, Wei Chen, Tsz Hin Chang, Gayatri Viswanathan, Aida M. Díez, V. Sousa, Yury V. Kolen’ko, Oleg I. Lebedev, Marta C. Figueiredo, Kirill Kovnir
Abstract
A facile and universal route for synthesizing transition metal borides has been developed by reaction of boron triiodide (BI 3 ) with elemental transition metals.
Topics & Concepts
Transition metalElectrocatalystMaterials scienceBoronTriiodideInorganic chemistryMetalNanotechnologyChemistryMetallurgyCatalysisPhysical chemistryElectrochemistryOrganic chemistryElectrolyteDye-sensitized solar cellElectrodeInorganic Chemistry and MaterialsMXene and MAX Phase MaterialsMachine Learning in Materials Science