The invention discloses a
molybdenum-based
nitride catalyst prepared based on assistance of carbon sphere confinement polyacid and a method and application of the
molybdenum-based
nitride catalyst, and belongs to the technical field of water
electrolysis hydrogen production catalytic materials. According to the method, glucose serves as a
carbon source, carbon nanospheres are synthesized through a hydrothermal method, polyacid (such as
phosphomolybdic acid) is introduced to serve as a
molybdenum source, and a carbon sphere
composite structure with the built-in molybdenum source is formed; then compounding with a
transition metal salt solution,
drying and
grinding to obtain a homogeneous precursor; and finally,
nitriding in an
ammonia gas
atmosphere to convert
metal species in situ to obtain the molybdenum-based
nitride nanosphere with the hierarchical structure. According to the method disclosed by the invention, accurate regulation and control on material composition,
crystal phase and pore structure are realized by regulating and controlling a
metal proportion and a
nitriding process, and the obtained catalyst has a
hierarchical porous structure,
high conductivity and fully exposed active sites, shows high catalytic activity and stability in
hydrogen evolution and
oxygen evolution reactions by
electrolysis of water, is suitable for the field of energy conversion, and has wide application prospects. And the method has a good large-scale application prospect.