Review of MXenes as electrocatalysts for hydrogen production

Liu Enhao; Chen Chao; Dang Jie

doi:10.7513/j.issn.1004-7638.2024.05.007

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Liu Enhao, Chen Chao, Dang Jie. Review of MXenes as electrocatalysts for hydrogen production[J]. IRON STEEL VANADIUM TITANIUM, 2024, 45(5): 49-62. doi: 10.7513/j.issn.1004-7638.2024.05.007

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Liu Enhao, Chen Chao, Dang Jie. Review of MXenes as electrocatalysts for hydrogen production[J]. IRON STEEL VANADIUM TITANIUM, 2024, 45(5): 49-62. doi: 10.7513/j.issn.1004-7638.2024.05.007

Liu Enhao, Chen Chao, Dang Jie. Review of MXenes as electrocatalysts for hydrogen production[J]. IRON STEEL VANADIUM TITANIUM, 2024, 45(5): 49-62. doi: 10.7513/j.issn.1004-7638.2024.05.007

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Liu Enhao, Chen Chao, Dang Jie. Review of MXenes as electrocatalysts for hydrogen production[J]. IRON STEEL VANADIUM TITANIUM, 2024, 45(5): 49-62. doi: 10.7513/j.issn.1004-7638.2024.05.007

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Review of MXenes as electrocatalysts for hydrogen production

doi: 10.7513/j.issn.1004-7638.2024.05.007

Liu Enhao^1
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Chen Chao¹,
Dang Jie^{2
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College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, China
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College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400040, China

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Received Date: 2024-06-18
Available Online: 2024-10-30
Publish Date: 2024-10-30

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Renewable energy-based water electrolysis is the main method of producing “green hydrogen”, but it still faces difficulties in large-scale application due to high power consumption and the resulting high cost of electricity. The way to reduce power consumption lies in the development of high-performance electrocatalysts. MXenes is a two-dimensional material composed of carbides, nitrides and carbon-nitrides with high electrical conductivity, large specific surface area, high mechanical strength and excellent hydrophilicity, which is an ideal carrier for electrocatalysts and has been widely used in the research in the field of hydrogen production by electrolysis of water. This paper firstly introduces the basic composition and structural characteristics of MXenes, summarizes and analyzes the research results on the direct use of MXenes in electrolysis of water for hydrogen production, and describes the application and progress of its use as a carrier material to anchor highly active substances for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reaction, and finally summarizes and looks forward to the future development prospects of MXenes materials.
- MXenes,
- electrochemical water splitting,
- carrier,
- application

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