title: Controlled carbon nitride growth on surfaces for hydrogen evolution electrodes.
abstract: Efficient and low-cost electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction are highly desired for future renewable energy systems. Described herein is the reduction of water to hydrogen using a metal-free carbon nitride electrocatalyst which operates in neutral and alkaline environments. An efficient, easy, and general method for growing ordered carbon nitride on different electrodes was developed. The metal-free catalyst demonstrates low overpotential values, which are comparable to those of non-noble metals, with reasonable current densities. The facile deposition method enables the fabrication of many electronic and photoelectronic devices based on carbon nitride for renewable energy applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Colloid Chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Research Campus Golm, 14424 Potsdam (Germany). menny.shalom@mpikg.mpg.de.
authors.forename: Menny
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shalom
authors.forename: Sixto
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gimenez
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schipper
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Herraiz-Cardona
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bisquert
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Antonietti
keywords: carbon nitride; electrochemistry; hydrogen; supramolecular chemistry; surface chemistry