Stable and efficient noble-metal-free electrocatalysts are imperative substitute of Pt-based electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction. In this study, N,P-codoped Mo 2 C/carbon nanofibers prepared via electrospinning and one step heat treatment, exhibited a high dispersion of Mo 2 C and existence of N and P, which benefit for the electrocatalytic performance of hydrogen evolution reaction. Solving ammonium phosphomolybdate hydrate (PMoHN) in precursor solution, Mo, N and P were introduced in carbon nanofibers, and dosage of PMoHN on electrocatalytic performance was investigated. Subsequently electrochemical tests reveal that 4% (wt. V -1 ) PMoHN shows the best catalytic performance. The overpotential under acidic (0.5 M H 2 SO 4 ) and alkaline (1.0 M KOH) conditions are 196 and 107 mV to achieve the current density of 10 mA cm -2 , and Tafel slopes are 81.3 and 67.5 mV dec -1 respectively. Moreover, N, P-codoped Mo 2 C/carbon nanofibers exhibits excellent stability under acidic and alkaline conditions.
Cu nanomaterials were synthesized by hydrothermal methods. The crystal structure and chemical valence of the samples were characterized by Xray diffractometry (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-vis DRS). The results show that the TiO 2 -Fe 2 O 3 /Cu nanocomposites have been successfully synthesized and have good UV-Vis absorption properties. The electrocatalytic properties of the samples were characterized by cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS) and Tafel polarization curve (Taf). The TiO 2 -Fe 2 O 3 /Cu nanocomposites have the highest cathode potential and current density, and the charge transfer resistance in EIS is /Cu for the degradation of methyl orange (MO) were studied under UV-vis irradiation. The results show that the reaction rate constants k of TiO 2 -Fe 2 O 3 /Cu is the relatively highest(12.91 × 10 À 3 min À 1 ), indicating the synthetic of TiO 2 -Fe 2 O 3 /Cu have good photocatalytic properties, which are due to the highest light utilization of TiO 2 -Fe 2 O 3 /Cu and the best charge transfer performance. Cu nanocomposites were successfully synthesized by one-step hydrothermal method. It can be observed in XPS and elemental maping that there are Ti, Fe and Cu elements.In addition, the presence of Fe element causes a large red shift in the UV-visible absorption spectrum, which expands the visible light response range. It is known from electrochemical and catalytic tests that the TiO 2 -Fe 2 O 3 /Cu nanocomposites exhibit good photoelectrocatalytic activity.
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