Abstract Transition metal phosphide is regarded as one of the most promising candidates to replace noble‐metal hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysts. Nevertheless, the controllable design and synthesis of transition metal phosphide electrocatalysts with efficient and stable electrochemical performance are still very challenging. Herein, a novel hierarchical HER electrocatalyst consisting of three‐dimensional (3D) coral‐like Mn‐doped Co 2 P@an intermediate layer of Ni 2 P generated in situ by phosphorization on Ni foam (MnCoP/NiP/NF) is reported. Notably, both the incorporation of Mn and introduction of the Ni 2 P interlayer promote Co atoms to carry more electrons, which is beneficial to reduce the force of the Co−H bond and optimize the adsorption energy of hydrogen intermediate (|Δ G H* |), thereby making MnCoP/NiP/NF exhibit outstanding HER performance with onset overpotential and Tafel slope as low as 31.2 mV and 61 mV dec −1 , respectively, in 1 m KOH electrolyte.
New roles of graphene as a protective layer and transparent charge collector are demonstrated in a structured macroporous Si (MPSi)/graphene (Gr) heterojunction, which shows stable photocurrent (see picture) and a maximum photoconversion efficiency of 2.36 % in 0.05 M H2SO4 without adding a redox pair. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as "Supporting Information". Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.
In order to carry out osmotic purification of black and odorous water and solve the problems of low water flux, reverse solute diffusion and biological pollution affecting the forward osmosis performance, the author proposed the application of graphene nickel oxide nanocomposites in the treatment of black and odorous water. The hydrophilic metal-organic framework (UiO-66 nanoparticle) is embedded into the lamellar structure of graphene nickel oxide as a microporous filler, form ultra-thin "sandwich" film to improve FO performance. The added UiO-66 nano-particles introduce a uniform and suitable nano-channel, which can effectively let water penetrate, at the same time, block the reverse diffusion of Na+. The results show that the film with nanometer thickness formed by GO layer can prevent biological pollution, and the bacteriostatic effect can reach 90 %. In the FO model, the water flux of UiO-66/GO membrane is 29.16 LMH, which is 270 % higher than the original pure graphene nickel oxide membrane, and the reverse solute diffusion is 83.5 % lower (12.86 gMH). It is proved that this study provides an attempt for the application of MOF/GO film in FO process. Combining the excellent overall performance of UiO-66/GO film and the designable features of MOF structure, we expect that MOF/GO film will have broad application prospects as an advanced membrane material of FO technology.
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