Graphene, a 2D material consisting of a single layer of sp -hybridized carbon, exhibits inert activity as an electrocatalyst, while the incorporation of heteroatoms (such as N) into the framework can tune its electronic properties. Because of the different electronegativity between N and C atoms, electrons will transfer from C to N in N-doped graphene nanosheets, changing inert C atoms adjacent to the N-dopants into active sites. Notwithstanding the achieved progress, its intrinsic activity in acidic media is still far from Pt/C. Here, a facile annealing strategy is adopted for Ir-doped metal-organic frameworks to synthesize IrCo nanoalloys encapsulated in N-doped graphene layers. The highly active electrocatalyst, with remarkably reduced Ir loading (1.56 wt%), achieves an ultralow Tafel slope of 23 mV dec and an overpotential of only 24 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm in 0.5 m sulfuric acid solution. Such superior performance is even superior to the noble-metal catalyst Pt. Surface structural and computational studies reveal that the superior behavior originates from the decreased ΔG for HER induced by the electrons transferred from the alloy core to the graphene layers, which is beneficial for enhancing CH binding.

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Here, cobalt phosphide nanoparticles encapsulated in a nitrogen-doped carbon matrix by using ZIF-67 as a self-template have been successfully synthesized and showed the potential as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries.

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Graphene‐based materials still exhibit poor electrocatalytic activities for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) although they are considered to be the most promising electrocatalysts. We fabricated a graphene‐analogous material displaying exceptional activity towards the HER under acidic conditions with an overpotential (57 mV at 10 mA cm−2) and Tafel slope (44.6 mV dec−1) superior to previously reported graphene‐based materials, and even comparable to the state‐of‐the art Pt/C catalyst. X‐ray absorption near‐edge structure (XANES) and solid‐state NMR studies reveal that the distinct feature of its structure is dual graphitic‐N doping in a six‐membered carbon ring. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations show that the unique doped structure is beneficial for the activation of C−H bonds and to make the carbon atom bonded to two graphitic N atoms an active site for the HER.

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