Maximizing the Synergistic Effect of CoNi Catalyst on α-MoC for Robust Hydrogen Production

  • Yuzhen Ge
  • , Xuetao Qin
  • , Aowen Li
  • , Yuchen Deng
  • , Lili Lin
  • , Mengtao Zhang
  • , Qiaolin Yu
  • , Siwei Li
  • , Mi Peng
  • , Yao Xu
  • , Xueyao Zhao
  • , Mingquan Xu
  • , Wu Zhou
  • , Siyu Yao
  • , Ding Ma

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Abstract

We report the syntheses of highly dispersed CoNi bimetallic catalysts on the surface of α-MoC based on the strong metal support interaction (SMSI) effect. The interaction between the nearly atomically dispersed Co and Ni atoms was observed for the first time by the real-space chemical mapping at the atomic level. Combined with the ability of α-MoC to split water at low temperatures, the as-synthesized CoNi/α-MoC catalysts exhibited robust and synergistic performance for the hydrogen production from hydrolysis of ammonia borane. The metal-normalized activity of the bimetallic 1.5Co1.5Ni/α-MoC catalyst reached 321.1 molH2·mol-1CoNi·min-1 at 298 K, which surpasses all the noble metal-free catalysts ever reported and is four times higher than that of the commercial Pt/C catalyst.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)628-633
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume143
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Jan 2021
Externally publishedYes

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