The invention relates to a preparation method of
transition metal phosphide Co2P, which includes the following steps that: (1)
cobalt salt and
hypophosphite as mixing precursors are dissolved in deionized water, and are stirred until the
cobalt salt and the
hypophosphite are completely dissolved; (2) the produced precursor solution is dried; (3) the dried precursor
powder is loaded into a
tube furnace, and is calcined under the
argon atmosphere; (4) the precursor
powder is cooled to the
room temperature, the produced product is washed by deionized water and then dried under vacuum, and thereby the
transition metal phosphide Co2P is produced. The invention has the following advantages that: the sources of the main materials needed by preparation are rich, the prices are low, and therefore the cost is low; the technique is simple, steps, such as high temperature and
high pressure and temperature
programming, are not needed, consequently, the preparation flow is simplified, and
energy consumption is reduced; in the process of preparation, the environment cannot be polluted, and therefore the invention is suitable for
mass production; and when being used for simulating the
nickel-
metal hydride battery, the prepared product can show good electrochemical invertibility.