Surface and Interface Engineering: Molybdenum Carbide –Based Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Conversion

Surface and interface engineering is drawing wide attention to optimize the physicochemical properties of molybdenum carbide materials, which can efficiently accelerate electrocatalytic performances. Molybdenum carbide nanomaterials possess many electrochemical applications such as the hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, nitrogen reduction reaction, and carbon dioxide reduction reaction. The characterizations, properties, and applications of molybdenum carbide –based nanomaterials are discussed. AbstractMolybdenum carbide (MoxC) ‐based nanomaterials have shown competitive performances for energy conversion applications based on their unique physicochemical properties. A large surface area and proper surface atomic configuration are essential to explore potentiality of MoxC in electrochemical applications. Although considerable efforts are made on the development of advanced MoxC ‐based catalysts for energy conversion with high efficiency and stability, some urgent issues, such as low electronic conductivity, low catalytic efficiency, and structural instability, have to be resolved in accordance with their application environments. Surface and interface engineering have sh own bright prospects to construct highly efficient MoxC ‐based electrocatalysts for energy conversion including the hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, nitrogen reduction reaction, and carbon dioxide reduction reaction. In this Review, the recent progresses in ...
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