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A 3D porous WP2 nanosheets@carbon cloth flexible electrode for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution

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Self-standing porous WP2 nanosheet arrays on carbon fiber cloth (WP2 NSs/CC) were synthesized and used as a 3D flexible hydrogen evolution electrode. Because of its 3D porous nanoarray structure, the WP2 NSs/CC exhibits a remarkable catalytic activity and a high stability. By using the experimental measurements and first-principle calculations, the underlying reasons for the excellent catalytic activity were further explored. Our work makes the present WP2 NSs as a promising electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution and provides a way to design and fabricate efficient hydrogen evolution electrodes through 3D porous nano-arrays architecture.

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51672031) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 106112017CDJQJ308820 and 106112017CDJXSYY0002).

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    Mingyu Pi, **aodeng Wang, Shuxia Wang & Shijian Chen

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Pi, M., Wang, X., Zhang, D. et al. A 3D porous WP2 nanosheets@carbon cloth flexible electrode for efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng. 12, 425–432 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-018-1726-7

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