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Phase Directing Ability of an Ionic Liquid Solvent for the Synthesis of HER-Active Ni_2P Nanocrystals

Roberts, Emily J. and Read, Carlos G. and Lewis, Nathan S. and Brutchey, Richard L. (2018) Phase Directing Ability of an Ionic Liquid Solvent for the Synthesis of HER-Active Ni_2P Nanocrystals. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 1 (5). pp. 1823-1827. ISSN 2574-0962. doi:10.1021/acsaem.8b00213. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20180503-144511877

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Abstract

An ionic liquid (IL) solvent was used to synthesize small, phase-pure nickel phosphide (Ni_2P) nanocrystals. In contrast, under analogous reaction conditions, substitution of the IL for the common high-boiling organic solvent 1-octadecene (ODE) results in phase-impure nanocrystals. The 5 nm Ni_2P nanocrystals prepared in IL were electrocatalytically active toward the hydrogen evolution reaction. The synthesis in IL was also extended to alloyed Ni_(2–x)Co_xP nanocrystals, where 0.5 ≤ x ≤ 1.5.


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Lewis, Nathan S.0000-0001-5245-0538
Brutchey, Richard L.0000-0002-7781-5596
Alternate Title:Phase Directing Ability of an Ionic Liquid Solvent for the Synthesis of HER-Active Ni2P Nanocrystals
Additional Information:© 2018 American Chemical Society. Received: February 13, 2018; Accepted: May 3, 2018; Published: May 3, 2018. R.L.B. acknowledges NSF for supporting the synthetic chemistry under CMMI-1728649. N.S.L. acknowledges NSF for supporting the electrochemical characterization work under the NSF CCI Solar Fuels Program CHE-1305124. C.G.R. acknowledges the Resnick Sustainability Institute for a postdoctral fellowship. The authors declare no competing financial interest.
Group:CCI Solar Fuels, Resnick Sustainability Institute
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NSFCMMI-1728649
NSFCHE-1305124
Resnick Sustainability InstituteUNSPECIFIED
Subject Keywords:ionic liquid, nickel phosphide, nanocrystal, electrocatalyst, hydrogen evolution reaction
Issue or Number:5
DOI:10.1021/acsaem.8b00213
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Official Citation:Phase Directing Ability of an Ionic Liquid Solvent for the Synthesis of HER-Active Ni2P Nanocrystals. Emily J. Roberts, Carlos G. Read, Nathan S. Lewis, and Richard L. Brutchey. ACS Applied Energy Materials 2018 1 (5), 1823-1827. DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.8b00213
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