title: WO3-x Nanoplates Grown on Carbon Nanofibers for an Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction.
abstract: The search for non-noble metal catalysts with high activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is crucial for efficient hydrogen production at low cost and on a large scale. Herein, we report a novel WO3-x catalyst synthesized on carbon nanofiber mats (CFMs) by electrospinning and followed by a carbonization process in a tubal furnace. The morphology and composition of the catalysts were tailored via a simple method, and the hybrid catalyst mats were used directly as cathodes to investigate their HER performance. Notably, the as-prepared catalysts exhibit substantially enhanced activity for the HER, demonstrating a small overpotential, a high exchange current density, and a large cathodic current density. The remarkable electrocatalytic performances result from the poor crystallinity of WO3-x, the high electrical conductivity of WO3-x, and the use of electrospun CNFs. The present work outlines a straightforward approach for the synthesis of transition metal oxide (TMO)-based carbon nanofiber mats with promising applications for the HER.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of the Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Textiles, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University , Hangzhou 310018, P. R. China.
authors.forename: JiaDong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of the Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Textiles, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University , Hangzhou 310018, P. R. China.
authors.forename: DanNi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of the Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Textiles, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University , Hangzhou 310018, P. R. China.
authors.forename: WeiSha
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of the Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Textiles, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University , Hangzhou 310018, P. R. China.
authors.forename: MengDan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of the Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Textiles, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University , Hangzhou 310018, P. R. China.
authors.forename: LongFei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of the Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Textiles, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University , Hangzhou 310018, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of the Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Textiles, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University , Hangzhou 310018, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of the Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Textiles, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University , Hangzhou 310018, P. R. China.
authors.forename: MingLiang
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology of the Ministry of Education, College of Materials and Textiles, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University , Hangzhou 310018, P. R. China.
authors.forename: JuMing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yao
keywords: WO3−x; carbon nanofibers; electrocatalysis; hydrogen evolution; two-dimension