Citation: Tingting Liu, Ruting Lin, Yuyu Liu, Chen Chen, Qiufeng Huang, Yuzhi Sun, Shengyun Huang, Ibrahim Saana Amiinu, Zonghua Pu. Ultrafast carbothermal shock synthesis of transition metal phosphides in air for highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2026, 37(8): 111312. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2025.111312 shu

Ultrafast carbothermal shock synthesis of transition metal phosphides in air for highly efficient hydrogen evolution reaction

Tingting Liu ^{a, 1} ,
Ruting Lin ^{a, 1} ,
Yuyu Liu ^a ,
Chen Chen ^a ,
Qiufeng Huang ^a ,
Yuzhi Sun ^b ,
Shengyun Huang ^{b, *,} ,
Ibrahim Saana Amiinu ^c ,
Zonghua Pu ^{a, *,}

a.
College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
b.
Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Key Laboratory of Rare Earths, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou 341000, China
c.
Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, V94 T9PX, Ireland

shyhuang@gia.cas.cn

zonghua.pu@fjnu.edu.cn

Received Date: 29 January 2025
Revised Date: 3 May 2025
Accepted Date: 13 May 2025
Available Online: 13 May 2025

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Transition metal phosphides (TMPs) are a promising class of functional nanomaterials with significant potential for energy-related applications. However, a universal synthesis method that is both efficient and scalable remains a challenge. This study introduces an ultrafast carbothermal shock (UCS) technique as efficient method for synthesizing various TMPs, including Rh₂P, Ir₂P, Pd₅P₂, RuP and PtP₂, in just 15 s under ambient air conditions. Notably, the as synthesized Rh₂P exhibits remarkable hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) performance with low overpotentials of 13 and 70 mV to reach current densities of 10 and 100 mA/cm², respectively, coupled with excellent operational stability for over 20 h. This technique not only provides a universal platform for producing various metal phosphides, but also holds significant promise for advancing their applications in energy conversion and storage devices, catalysis, and biosensors.
- Ultrafast synthesis,
- Joule heating,
- Metal phosphides,
- Hydrogen evolution reaction,
- Electrocatalysis
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