A review of modulation strategies for improving catalytic performance of transition metal phosphides for oxygen evolution reaction

Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals: from bottom-up nanoarchitectonics to energy harvesting applications

“…91 The phosphide family constitutes of a broad class of materials including phosphide of copper, zinc, nickel, cobalt, iron, tungsten, molybdenum, and copper. [30][31][32]35,114 Indium phosphide (InP) NCs present an attractive alternative for light emitting diodes owing to the emission tunability ranging from visible to near infrared region. 116 Zinc phosphide (Zn 3 P 2 ) is an important NCs for photovoltaic applications owing to its large absorption coefficient and a long minority carrier diffusion length.…”

“…[22][23][24] Metal phosphides NCs formed with less electronegative elements showed prospects in applications such as energy storage, 25,26 hydrogen evolution, [27][28][29] and catalysis. 30,31 Cobalt phosphides (Co 2 P or CoP) were used as highly active nonprecious metal co-catalysts for photocatalytic hydrogen production under visible light irradiation, 32 electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen reduction reaction, [33][34][35] and anodes for lithium ion batteries. 36 Metal chalcogenide NCs with XE composition, where X = Zn, Cd, Pb, Bi and E = S, Se, or Te have been widely used in various optoelectronic applications.…”

Modulation Strategies for the Preparation of High‐Performance Catalysts for Urea Oxidation Reaction and Their Applications

“…Global energy demand surges, putting massive pressure on traditional energy sources. [1] Therefore, we should not wholly rely on oil, gasoline, natural gas, and other non-renewable energy. Finding alternative energy sources with high calorific value and no carbon emissions is necessary.…”

A quaternary heterojunction nanoflower for significantly enhanced electrochemical water splitting

“…However, their widespread adoption and usage are hindered by their high cost and low abundance. [11][12][13][14][15] In recent years, many efforts have been devoted to exploring cost-efficient and Earth-abundant OER electrocatalysts with high activity and stability. By far, transition-metal compounds and/or composites, such as oxides, hydroxides, nitrides, phosphides, sulfides, and selenides, have been developed to achieve efficient OER catalysis.…”