Recent advances in nanostructured transition metal phosphides: synthesis and energy-related applications

Abstract

Energy is an indispensable component in the development of modern society. Nanostructured transition metal phosphides (TMPs) have recently emerged to be versatile and efficient catalysts in the fields of clean...

Tuning Crystallinity and Surface Hydrophobicity of a Cobalt Phosphide Cocatalyst to Boost CO2 Photoreduction Performance

“…[24] The P2p XPS spectrum ( Figure 2c) can be fitted into three peaks, among which the two peaks at 129.0 and 129.9 eV correspond to P2p 3/2 and P2p 1/2 of P species in CoP, and the peak at 133.2 eV is attributed to the oxidized P species. [25,26] Further XPS analysis of pristine CoP ( Figure S3) indicates that the surface chemical compositions of this material are unchanged after the post-treatment engineering, but the oxidation extent of the material surface is reduced evidently.…”

Understanding the Reduction of Transition‐Metal Phosphates to Transition‐Metal Phosphides by Combining Temperature‐Programmed Reduction and Infrared Spectroscopy

“…In recent years, TMPs are also found to be promising for a variety of other important reactions such as hydrogenation, [7] hydrodeoxygenation, [8] hydrogen evolution, [9] oxygen reduction, [10] methanol oxidation, [11] methanol synthesis from CO and CO 2 , [12] as well as anode materials for lithium ion batteries [13] . In summary, TMPs have been identified as versatile and efficient catalysts in the fields of the production of clean fossil fuels and renewable energies, as well as energy storage technologies [14] …”

“…[13] In summary, TMPs have been identified as versatile and efficient catalysts in the fields of the production of clean fossil fuels and renewable energies, as well as energy storage technologies. [14] The reported transition-metal phosphide catalysts can be categorized into two major groups: the Group VIB TMPs (e.g. MoP and WP) and the Group VIII TMPs (e.g.…”

Cobalt Phosphide Cocatalysts Coated with Porous N‐doped Carbon Layers for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction

“…Transition metal phosphides (TMPs), formed by incorporating phosphorus atoms into the lattice of transition metals, are a new category of interstitial compounds with unique physiochemical properties, which makes them attractive catalysts for energy conversion and storage applications [23–25] . The introduced P atom slightly increases the distance between metal atoms and further reduces their interactions, leading to d band shrinkage of the transition metal and in turn elevating the density of energy levels nearby the Fermi level [26] .…”