Recent advances in phosphide-based nanostructures by electrodeposition for hydrogen evolution reaction

Abstract

The development of highly effective and economical catalysts for hydrogen production from the electrochemical water splitting is considered as a promising strategy for the hydrogen production industrialization. Among the various compounds, transition-metal-phosphide electrodes have powerful performance and efficiency, which in the recent years have shown great potential to replace noble electrodes. Among the synthesis methods of phosphide-based electrodes, the electrodeposition technique has recently attracted special attention among researchers, and remarkable progress has been made in this research field. Due to the importance of this topic and the lack of a suitable review article, here, recent developments in the field of electrodeposition of phosphide-based nanostructure for hydrogen production are summarized. In this review article, the performance of synthesized electrodes by different applied current and potential programs is discussed, and concluding remarks and future trend are presented.