A Plasma-Assisted Route to the Rapid Preparation of Transition-Metal Phosphides for Energy Conversion and Storage
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Liang, Hanfeng
Alshareef, Husam N.

KAUST Department
Functional Nanomaterials and Devices Research GroupMaterial Science and Engineering Program
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
Date
2017-06-06Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/625095
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Transition-metal phosphides (TMPs) are important materials that have been widely used in catalysis, supercapacitors, batteries, sensors, light-emitting diodes, and magnets. The physical and chemical structure of a metal phosphide varies with the method of preparation as the electronic, catalytic, and magnetic properties of the metal phosphides strongly depend on their synthesis routes. Commonly practiced processes such as solid-state synthesis and ball milling have proven to be reliable routes to prepare TMPs but they generally require high temperature and long reaction time. Here, a recently developed plasma-assisted conversion route for the preparation of TMPs is reviewed, along with their applications in energy conversion and storage, including water oxidation electrocatalysis, sodium-ion batteries, and supercapacitors. The plasma-assisted synthetic route should open up a new avenue to prepare TMPs with tailored structure and morphology for various applications. In fact, the process may be further extended to the synthesis of a wide range of transition-metal compounds such as borides and fluorides at low temperature and in a rapid manner.Citation
Liang H, Alshareef HN (2017) A Plasma-Assisted Route to the Rapid Preparation of Transition-Metal Phosphides for Energy Conversion and Storage. Small Methods: 1700111. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smtd.201700111.Sponsors
The research reported in this publication was supported by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The authors would like to thank Prof. Udo Schwingenschlögl, Dr. Appala N. Gandi, and Dr. Jiajie Zhu for useful discussions.Publisher
WileyJournal
Small MethodsAdditional Links
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smtd.201700111/fullae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1002/smtd.201700111