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Amorphous Manganese–Cobalt Nanosheets as Efficient Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER)

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A facile and efficient electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) to produce hydrogen is very important for future energy. In this paper, amorphous manganese–cobalt nanosheets are successfully prepared by electrospinning on a foamed nickel substrate. It is found that the manganese (Mn) introduction in manganese–cobalt composites can simultaneously enhance their electrocatalytic performances. As a result, benefitting from the 3D structure, the self-supported Mn–Co hydroxides exhibits unprecedented HER activity with a relatively low overpotential of 100 mV at 10 mA cm−2 and has a possibility for the large-scale production of hydrogen.

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Amorphous PVP/Mn4Co nanofibers formed by electrospinning on Ni foam (NF) has remarkable catalytic activity and stability for HER after operation for 6 h in 1 M KOH, with a low overpotential of 0.1 V at 100 mA cm−2, a low Tafel slope of 65.4 mV dec−1.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51203008)

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    Ding Cao, Yingying Dong, Yaoyao Ye, Shui Hu, Zhenguo Guo & Xinhua Li

  2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Research and Development, College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, 100048, China

    Ying Tang

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Cao, D., Dong, Y., Tang, Y. et al. Amorphous Manganese–Cobalt Nanosheets as Efficient Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER). Catal Surv Asia 25, 437–444 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10563-021-09342-8

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