Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973-5000, USA.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 Oct 11;49(79):8896-909. doi: 10.1039/c3cc44076a.
The production of hydrogen by the electrolysis of water, a sustainable and greenhouse-gas-free source, requires an efficient and abundant electrocatalyst that minimizes energy consumption. Interest in transition metal carbides and nitrides has been aroused by their promising properties that make them potential substitutes for Pt-group metals as catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction. In this review, we discuss systematically the recent progress in the development of group IV-VI metal carbides and nitrides toward the hydrogen evolution reaction. Some strategies for designing such catalysts and improving their efficiency and reliability, including nanostructuring, optimizing hydrogen binding energy, interaction with the supporting material, and exploiting hybrid structures, are highlighted. We conclude with an outlook on the challenges in designing future HER electrocatalysts.
通过电解水生产氢气是一种可持续且无温室气体排放的方法，需要一种高效且丰富的电催化剂，以最大限度地减少能源消耗。过渡金属碳化物和氮化物因其具有作为析氢反应催化剂替代铂族金属的潜力而引起了人们的兴趣。在这篇综述中，我们系统地讨论了近年来在开发 IV-VI 族金属碳化物和氮化物方面取得的进展，以期实现析氢反应。一些设计此类催化剂并提高其效率和可靠性的策略，包括纳米结构化、优化氢结合能、与支撑材料的相互作用以及利用混合结构等，都得到了强调。最后，我们对设计未来析氢电催化剂所面临的挑战进行了展望。
