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ArticleScientific reports2025

Molybdenum carbide nanoparticles produced by pulsed laser ablation for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction in alkaline conditions.

Valentina Iacono, Helena Rabelo, Cristiano Lo Po', Luca Pulvirenti, Maria Chiara Spadaro, Jordi Arbiol, Francesco Ruffino, Salvo Mirabella

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Valentina IaconoDipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia "Ettore Majorana", Università di Catania, via S. Sofia 64, Catania, 95123, Italy.
Helena RabeloCatalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Catalonia, Spain.
Cristiano Lo Po'Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia "Ettore Majorana", Università di Catania, via S. Sofia 64, Catania, 95123, Italy.
Luca PulvirentiDipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, Catania, 95125, Italy.
Maria Chiara SpadaroDipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia "Ettore Majorana", Università di Catania, via S. Sofia 64, Catania, 95123, Italy.
Jordi ArbiolCatalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Catalonia, Spain.
Francesco RuffinoDipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia "Ettore Majorana", Università di Catania, via S. Sofia 64, Catania, 95123, Italy.
Salvo MirabellaDipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia "Ettore Majorana", Università di Catania, via S. Sofia 64, Catania, 95123, Italy. salvo.mirabella@dfa.unict.it.

Funding

Generalitat de Catalunya 2021SGR00457HORIZON EUROPE Research Infrastructures ReMade@ARI (101058414)Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PRTR-C17.I1Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca PRIN IMAGE (No. P2022KACL7)
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Abstract

Molybdenum carbides have emerged as an optimal alternative to noble expensive materials for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Most reported synthesis methods involve prolonged operations at high temperatures in reactive gases environments. In this study, we introduce nanosecond Pulsed Laser Ablation in Liquid (PLAL) as a viable and environmental friendly approach for synthesizing molybdenum carbide by ablating a molybdenum (Mo) target in ethanol. Structural and compositional characterizations on the nanoparticles (NPs) reveal no oxidation and the absence of a graphitic shell, confirming the formation of hexagonal Mo

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Hydrogen evolution reactionMolybdenum carbideNanoparticlesPulsed laser ablation in liquid

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PMID40760033
PMCPMC12322099

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