Transition Metal Nitrides for Electrocatalytic Energy Conversion: Opportunities and Challenges
- 23 October 2015
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Chemistry – A European Journal
- Vol. 22 (11), 3588-3598
- https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201501120
Abstract
Electrocatalytic energy conversion has been considered as one of the most efficient and promising pathways for realizing energy storage and energy utilization in modern society. To improve electrocatalytic reactions, specific catalysts are needed to lower the overpotential. In the search for efficient alternatives to noble metal catalysts, transition metal nitrides have attracted considerable interest due to their high catalytic activity and unique electronic structure. Over the past few decades, numerous nitride-based catalysts have been explored with respect to their ability to drive various electrocatalytic reactions, such as the hydrogen evolution reaction and the oxygen evolution reaction to achieve water splitting and the oxygen reduction reaction coupled with the methanol oxidation reaction to construct fuel cells or rechargeable Li-O2 batteries. This Minireview provides a brief overview of recent progress on electrocatalysts based on transition metal nitrides, and outlines the current challenges and future opportunities.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Basic Research Program of China (2015CB932302)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (21501112, 21331005, 11321503, 91422303)
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2014BQ007)
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