Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysis Using Cobalt Nanotubes Decorated with Titanium Dioxide Nanodots

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 56; no. 11; pp. 2960 - 2964
• Main Authors: Feng, Jin‐Xian, Xu, Han, Dong, Yu‐Tao, Lu, Xue‐Feng, Tong, Ye‐Xiang, Li, Gao‐Ren
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 06.03.2017
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: Adsorption; Catalysis; Catalysts; Cobalt; Electrocatalysts; Free energy; Hydrogen; hydrogen evolution reaction; Hydrogen evolution reactions; Hydrogen-based energy; Hygroscopic water; nanosheets; Nanotechnology; Nanotubes; renewable energies; Titanium dioxide; nanotubes; electrocatalysts; hydrogen evolution reaction; nanosheets; renewable energies

TiO2 Co nanotubes decorated with nanodots (TiO2 NDs/Co NSNTs‐CFs) are reported as high‐performance earth‐abundant electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline solution. TiO2 NDs/Co NSNTs can promote water adsorption and optimize the free energy of hydrogen adsorption. More...