Affiliation:
1. College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences Wuhan University Wuhan Hubei 430072 P. R. China
2. Wuhan Foreign Language School Wuhan Hubei 430022 P. R. China
Abstract
AbstractThe development of cost‐efficient Pt‐group metals (PGM)‐based electrocatalysts with low noble metal loading for alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) remains challenging for practical applications of anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs). Here we successfully synthesized a series of (RhxNi1−x)2P catalysts with satisfying HOR performance in alkaline media. Especially, (Rh0.3Ni0.7)2P−C exhibits an excellent mass activity of 1.274 mA μgPGM−1, 7‐times higher than that of Rh−C. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations and experimental results indicate that benefiting from the synergistic effect of Rh sites with Ni2P, the hydroxyl binding energy (OHBE) is enhanced on the optimized P sites of (RhxNi1−x )2P, which, together with the accelerated water desorption behavior derived from the downshifted d‐band center of Rh sites in (RhxNi1−x )2P, contributes to speeding up the water formation step and thus resulting in the translation of rate‐determining step, as well as the enhanced alkaline HOR performance.
Funder
China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
Subject
Inorganic Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Catalysis
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