Phosphated IrMo bimetallic cluster for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction

Guo Xu; Wan Xin; Liu Qingtao; Li Yongcheng; Li Wenwen; Shui Jianglan

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Guo Xu, Wan Xin, Liu Qingtao, Li Yongcheng, Li Wenwen, Shui Jianglan. Phosphated IrMo bimetallic cluster for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction[J]. eScience, 2022, 2(3): 304-310. doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2022.04.002

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Guo Xu, Wan Xin, Liu Qingtao, Li Yongcheng, Li Wenwen, Shui Jianglan. Phosphated IrMo bimetallic cluster for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction[J]. eScience, 2022, 2(3): 304-310. doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2022.04.002

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Phosphated IrMo bimetallic cluster for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction

doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2022.04.002

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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of New Light Alloys, Qinghai Provincial Engineering Research Center of High-Performance Light Metal Alloys and Forming, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, China

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Corresponding author: E-mail address: shuijianglan@buaa.edu.cn (J. Shui)
Received Date: 2022-01-26
Revised Date: 2022-03-06
Accepted Date: 2022-04-01

Available Online: 2022-04-15

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Developing low-cost, high-performance electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is essential for producing hydrogen from renewable energy sources. Herein, we report phosphated IrMo bimetallic clusters supported by macroporous nitrogen-doped carbon (IrMoP/MNC) as a highly efficient alkaline HER catalyst. The experimental and theoretical results demonstrate that P and Mo synergistically tune the electronic structure of atomically dispersed Ir to improve adsorption of the reactant H₂O and desorption of the product OH⁻. P itself serves as an active site and cooperates with the nearby Ir atom to significantly enhance the HER kinetics. Even with only 2.6 wt% Ir in the catalyst, IrMoP/MNC exhibits an ultralow overpotential of 14 mV at 10 mA cm⁻², as well as an unprecedented high mass activity of 18.58 A mg_Ir⁻¹ at an overpotential of 100 mV, superior to commercial Pt/C and overwhelmingly better than other Ir-based electrocatalysts. This study demonstrates a multi-level design strategy to effectively improve the atom efficiency of a noble metal, involving spatial geometry, local electronic structure, and dual-atom synergy.

● Phosphorus optimizes the electronic structure of Ir and synergistically decomposes water molecules with Ir to enhance the HER kinetics.
● Phosphated IrMo clusters with high noble metal utilization are synthesized as an electrocatalyst for the alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction.
● Macroporous carbon-supported IrMoP clusters exhibit an ultralow overpotential and high mass activity for the alkaline HER.

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