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27-08-2018 | Energy materials

Molten salt synthesis of Co-entrapped, N-doped porous carbon from various nitrogen precursors as efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution

Authors: Xue Sun, Duihai Tang, Wenting Zhang, Kuo Li, Zhen-An Qiao, Yunling Liu, Daxin Liang, Junjiang Zhu, Zhen Zhao

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 1/2019

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We synthesized a variety of Co-entrapped, N-doped porous carbon materials via a molten salt process. Dicyandiamide, urea, guanidine hydrochloride, and histidine were used as the nitrogen precursors. Glucose and ZnCl₂ were used as carbon precursor and template, respectively. The nitrogen precursors greatly affect the porous structures of the final samples and thus the electrocatalytic activities toward hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). All the samples possess porous structures with high surface area and large pore volume. Electrocatalytic tests for hydrogen evolution reaction show that CoNDC-G is highly active for HER in alkaline media and is stable in the reaction without appreciated loss of activity after 10 h.

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Title: Molten salt synthesis of Co-entrapped, N-doped porous carbon from various nitrogen precursors as efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution
Authors: Xue Sun
Duihai Tang
Wenting Zhang
Kuo Li
Zhen-An Qiao
Yunling Liu
Daxin Liang
Junjiang Zhu
Zhen Zhao
Publication date: 27-08-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Materials Science / Issue 1/2019
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-018-2852-9

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