Research progress of catalysts for hydrogen evolution in water electrolysis

WU Qiong; LIU Congzhi; WANG Jianli; JIANG Xingjian; ZHAO Xinyi

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Research progress of catalysts for hydrogen evolution in water electrolysis

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- Research progress of catalysts for hydrogen evolution in water electrolysis
- Vol. 50, Issue 6, Pages: 140-147(2025)
- 作者机构：
  
  中国神华煤制油化工有限公司，北京 100011
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- DOI：10.12434/j.issn.2097-2547.20240349
  CLC： TQ116.2+1
- Received：26 August 2024，
  
  Revised：21 October 2024，
  
  Published：25 June 2025
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吴琼,刘聪志,王建立等.电解水析氢催化剂研究进展[J].低碳化学与化工,2025,50(06):140-147.

WU Qiong,LIU Congzhi,WANG Jianli,et al.Research progress of catalysts for hydrogen evolution in water electrolysis[J].Low-Carbon Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,2025,50(06):140-147.
吴琼,刘聪志,王建立等.电解水析氢催化剂研究进展[J].低碳化学与化工,2025,50(06):140-147. DOI： 10.12434/j.issn.2097-2547.20240349.

WU Qiong,LIU Congzhi,WANG Jianli,et al.Research progress of catalysts for hydrogen evolution in water electrolysis[J].Low-Carbon Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,2025,50(06):140-147. DOI： 10.12434/j.issn.2097-2547.20240349.

摘要

电解水制氢是一种温和且高效的制氢过程，催化剂在析氢反应（HER）中起着不可替代的作用。在扩大氢气生产过程中，开发高效、稳定且廉价的催化剂是电解水制氢面临的巨大挑战。综述了贵金属、非贵金属和碳基催化剂等常用HER催化剂的研究进展，重点分析了以上HER催化剂的催化活性和稳定性，总结了包括杂原子掺杂、结构工程以及晶体和缺陷工程的一般性改进设计策略，以提升催化剂的催化活性和稳定性。

Abstract

Hydrogen production in water electrolysis is a mild and efficient process

where catalysts play an irreplaceable role in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). In scaling up hydrogen production

developing efficient

stable and inexpensive catalysts presents a significant challenge for hydrogen production in water electrolysis. The research progress of commonly used HER catalysts

including precious metals

non-precious metals and carbon-based catalysts was reviewed. The electrocatalytic activity and stability of the above HER catalysts were analyzed in detail. The general improvement strategies

such as heteroatom doping

structural engineering and crystal and defect engineering were summarized to enhance the electrocatalytic activity and stability of catalysts.

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