Entropy Engineering-Driven Solid Solution of Metal Carbide Nanoparticles for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
D. Liu·Rongjie Wu·Yujie Fang·Ping Chen·Qi Wang·Xinqiang Wang·Wengang Cui·Jin Zhou·H. Y. Pan·Haiwei Yang
The incorporation of immiscible elements into a solid-solution ultrafine nanoparticle provides extensive possibilities in pursuing extraordinary properties, yet remains a significant challenge, especially in conductive compounds with strong chemical bonds. Herein, we propose a strategy of high-entropy engineering and lattice distortion to allow the atomic mixing of multiple dissimilar elements in a solid-solution transition metal carbide lattice. Taking a tungsten carbide (WC) as a prototypical