Janus Co/CoP Nanoparticles as Efficient Mott–Schottky Electrocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting in Wide pH Range

A controllable vacuum‐diffusion method for gradual phosphidation of carbon coated metallic Co nanoparticles into Co/CoP Janus nanoparticles is reported. Janus Co/CoP nanoparticles, as typical Mott–Schottky electrocatalysts, exhibit excellent hydrogen evolution reaction and oxygen evolution reaction performance in various electrolytes across wide pH range along with high durability. The Mott–Schottky Co/CoP catalyst can work as bifunctional electrode materials for overall water splitting in wide pH range and can achieve a current density of 10 mA cm −2 in neutral electrolyte at only 1.51 V.

• NS
  National Science Foundation
• NS
  Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai
• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Awards: 21331004, 21301116
• SJ
  Shanghai Jiao Tong University
• SR
  Shanghai Rising-Star Program
• NK
  National Key Research and Development Program of China