CoP2 nanoparticles on reduced graphene oxide sheets as a super-efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for full water splitting

Jianmei Wang; Wenrong Yang; Jingquan Liu

doi:10.1039/C6TA00596A

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CoP₂ nanoparticles on reduced graphene oxide sheets as a super-efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for full water splitting†

Jianmei Wang,^ab Wenrong Yang^ac and Jingquan Liu*^ab

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^a Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Markers, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, P. R. China
E-mail: jliu@qdu.edu.cn

^b College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, P. R. China

^c School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3217, Australia

Abstract

In this communication, we report an electrocatalyst for full water splitting based on CoP₂ nanoparticles grown on reduced graphene oxide sheets (CoP₂/RGO). As a novel non-noble-metal electrocatalyst, CoP₂/RGO shows an ultra-high catalytic activity in alkaline electrolyte which only requires a cell voltage of 1.56 V to attain a current density of 10 mA cm⁻² for full water splitting.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C6TA00596A
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 21 Jan 2016
Accepted: 29 Feb 2016
First published: 03 Mar 2016

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016,4, 4686-4690

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CoP₂ nanoparticles on reduced graphene oxide sheets as a super-efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for full water splitting

J. Wang, W. Yang and J. Liu, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 4686 DOI: 10.1039/C6TA00596A

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