Surface Modulation of Fe3O4 Confined in Porous Molybdenum-Based Nanoplatform for Enhanced Hydrogen Production

Njemuwa Nwaji, Eser Metin Akinoglu, Qin Lin, Lemma Teshome Tufa, Abhishek Sharan, Nirpendra Singh, Xin Wang, Michael Giersig, Jaebeom Lee

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Abstract

The integration of different precursor components to form single nanostructures via one-step synthesis process is mostly restricted by the compatibility and complexity of components. Herein, a highly uniform, spherical, hollowed, and hierarchical iron oxide-wrapped Mo–polydopamine is synthesized using a one-pot liquid-phase reaction at room temperature. Mo2C is doped with Fe3O4 to harness the rich electrons in Fe dopants for effective lowering of the unoccupied d-orbitals in Mo. The surface conductivity of the as-prepared nanostructures is enhanced by decorating them with gold nanoparticles utilizing strong interaction of Au and amine. The nanocomposites are converted into carbidic hollowed structures via an annealing process without any distortion in morphology. The well-organized structure and nanosize of the particles provide efficient catalytic performance for hydrogen evolution reaction in acidic media. MoFe–C@Au exhibits a very positive onset potential of 2 mV, low Tafel slope of 50.1 mV dec−1, and remarkable long-term stability.

Original languageBritish English
Article number2201061
JournalEnergy Technology
Volume11
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2023

Keywords

  • electrocatalysts
  • hierarchical syntheses
  • hydrogen evolution
  • molybdenum
  • polydopamine

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