Thermally reduced rGO-wrapped CoP/Co2P hybrid microflower as an electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction

Taek Seung Kim; Hee Jo Song; Mushtaq Ahmad Dar; Hyun Woo Shim; Dong Wan Kim

doi:10.1111/jace.15581

Thermally reduced rGO-wrapped CoP/Co₂P hybrid microflower as an electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction

Taek Seung Kim, Hee Jo Song, Mushtaq Ahmad Dar, Hyun Woo Shim, Dong Wan Kim

School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering

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Abstract

Cobalt phosphides (CoP_x) are potential candidates for use as high-efficiency hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalysts that can replace noble metals, such as Pt. Typically, CoP_x can be synthesized by phosphidation with Co-based precursors such as oxides or hydroxides. In this study, we propose a new strategy for synthesizing CoP_x through the thermal reduction in cobalt phosphate (Co₃(PO₄)₂). A reduced graphene oxide-wrapped CoP/Co₂P hybrid microflower was successfully synthesized by a facile coprecipitation method in a Co₃(PO₄)₂ matrix, followed by a thermal reduction process. Co₃(PO₄)₂ can be transformed to CoP/Co₂P by treatment at 700°C for 1 hour, maintaining the original particle morphology with the assistance of reduced graphene oxide (rGO). In a 0.5 mol/L H₂SO₄ solution, the rGO-CoP/Co₂P microflower catalyzes the hydrogen evolution reaction with an overpotential of 156 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm⁻², a Tafel slope of 53.8 mV dec⁻¹, and good stability as observed through long-term CV and chronoamperometry tests.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3749-3754
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Volume	101
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.15581
Publication status	Published - 2018 Sep

Keywords

catalysts/catalysis
cobalt/cobalt compounds
graphene oxide
hydrogen evolution reaction
phosphates

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ceramics and Composites
Materials Chemistry

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