The electrochemical skeleton for the production of hydrogen production from water splitting consists of electrocatalysts,electrolytes,substrates,and standard electrodes.Metal selenides have been considered efficient e...The electrochemical skeleton for the production of hydrogen production from water splitting consists of electrocatalysts,electrolytes,substrates,and standard electrodes.Metal selenides have been considered efficient electrocatalysts due to their outstanding features.Moreover,electrolytes and employed substrates can significantly influence the electrocatalytic performance of the metal selenides for hydrogen evolution reaction(HER).Several studies of metal selenides for HERs have been carried out and summarized,but there are some severe limitations regarding the synchronization of the employed substrates,electrolytes,and electrocatalysts.Several experiments suggest that metal selenides deposited on carbon-based substrates inject and transport the charge carriers effectively in an acidic medium and boost the electrocatalytic performance.Meanwhile,the metal selenides deposited on materials other than carbon-based substrates inject and make the facile transportation of the charge carriers in an alkaline medium and promote the electrocatalytic performance.Herein,the fundamental characteristics,critical factors,and electrocatalytic performance of metal selenides deposited on carbon-based substrates in acidic electrolytes have been effectively summarized.The electrocatalytic performance of the metal selenides in an alkaline electrolyte and substrates like nickel foam have also been summarized to provide direction,challenges,and feedback about the electrocatalytic performance of metal selenides.展开更多
基金financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.22209150)the Zhejiang Normal University Scientific Research Foundation(grant nos.ZC304022926,YS304221906,and YS304022904)+1 种基金the Dalian Revitalization Talents Program(grant no.2022RG01)the Liaoning Binhai Laboratory Grant(grant no.LILBLB-2023-04).
文摘The electrochemical skeleton for the production of hydrogen production from water splitting consists of electrocatalysts,electrolytes,substrates,and standard electrodes.Metal selenides have been considered efficient electrocatalysts due to their outstanding features.Moreover,electrolytes and employed substrates can significantly influence the electrocatalytic performance of the metal selenides for hydrogen evolution reaction(HER).Several studies of metal selenides for HERs have been carried out and summarized,but there are some severe limitations regarding the synchronization of the employed substrates,electrolytes,and electrocatalysts.Several experiments suggest that metal selenides deposited on carbon-based substrates inject and transport the charge carriers effectively in an acidic medium and boost the electrocatalytic performance.Meanwhile,the metal selenides deposited on materials other than carbon-based substrates inject and make the facile transportation of the charge carriers in an alkaline medium and promote the electrocatalytic performance.Herein,the fundamental characteristics,critical factors,and electrocatalytic performance of metal selenides deposited on carbon-based substrates in acidic electrolytes have been effectively summarized.The electrocatalytic performance of the metal selenides in an alkaline electrolyte and substrates like nickel foam have also been summarized to provide direction,challenges,and feedback about the electrocatalytic performance of metal selenides.
