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Scalable synthesis of binder-free MXene based electrode for green hydrogen production

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Designing robust, affordable, highly sustainable and, flexible paper-based electrodes to generate green hydrogen employing the most promising water electrolysis technique. In this work, we prepared a two-dimensional Ti3C2TX nanosheet using the HF-assisted etching synthesis method and utilized it for the fabrication of electrodes on cellulose paper by a simple hand-printing technique. Herein, multi-layered Ti3C2TX nanosheets supported on cellulose paper provides a large surface area that boosts the HER activity. Fabricated electrode required 295.9 mV overpotential to reach 10 mA/cm2 current density, showing prominent HER performance in an alkaline medium. Additionally, the Ti3C2TX electrode demonstrated high stability over 15 h at a cathodic current density of 10 mA/cm2. Overall, this work represents a viable and cost-effective route towards viable applications for environmentally friendly hydrogen generation.

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The work is financially supported by the Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (GSBTM/JD/(R&D)/662/2022-23/00292122). Authors also acknowledge the Charotar University of Science and Technology and CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute for the support and research facility.

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    Vibhuti Prajapati, Ayushi Shah, Pratik M. Pataniya & C. K. Sumesh

  2. Analytical and Environmental Science Division and CIF, CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, 364 002, India

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Vibhuti Prajapati: conceptualization, methodology, investigation, visualization, data curation, writing—original draft, writing—review & editing. Ayushi Shah: investigation, visualization, data curation. Divesh N Srivastava: investigation, visualization, data curation. Pratik M. Pataniya: investigation, visualization, data curation, writing—review & editing. C. K. Sumesh: conceptualization, project administration, validation, data curation, resources, writing—review & editing.

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Prajapati, V., Shah, A., Srivastava, D.N. et al. Scalable synthesis of binder-free MXene based electrode for green hydrogen production. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 35, 580 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-024-12332-x

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