title: Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysis Using Cobalt Nanotubes Decorated with Titanium Dioxide Nanodots.
abstract: TiO2Co nanotubes decorated with nanodots (TiO2NDs/Co NSNTs-CFs) are reported as high-performance earth-abundant electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in alkaline solution. TiO2NDs/Co NSNTs can promote water adsorption and optimize the free energy of hydrogen adsorption. More importantly, the absorbed water can be easily activated in the presence of the TiO2-Co hybrid structure. These advantages will significantly promote HER. TiO2NDs/Co NSNTs-CFs as electrocatalysts show a high catalytic performance towards HER in alkaline solution. This study will open up a new avenue for designing and fabricating low-cost high-performance HER catalysts.
authors.affiliation: MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, The Key Lab of Low-carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
authors.forename: Jin-Xian
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.affiliation: MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, The Key Lab of Low-carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, The Key Lab of Low-carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
authors.forename: Yu-Tao
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, The Key Lab of Low-carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
authors.forename: Xue-Feng
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, The Key Lab of Low-carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
authors.forename: Ye-Xiang
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.affiliation: MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, The Key Lab of Low-carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
authors.forename: Gao-Ren
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9222-7274
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Li
keywords: electrocatalysts; hydrogen evolution reaction; nanosheets; nanotubes; renewable energies