Xiangmin Meng

Prof. Dr. Xiangmin Meng


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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19 June 2025 in Polymers
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XZXiaoyin Zhang
Xiaoyin Zhang
YLYan Liu
Yan Liu
ZZZihan Zeng
Zihan Zeng
YZYan Zou
Yan Zou
WWWanzhen Wang
Wanzhen Wang
XMXiangmin Meng
Xiangmin Meng
Utilizing renewable energy for green hydrogen production via electrolyzed seawater is a promising technology for the future. However, undesired chlorine evolution and the corrosive nature of seawater are crucial challenges for direct seawater splitting technology. In this work, heterojunctions of CoS2/FeS2 encapsulated in N-doped carbon nanocubes (denoted as CoS2/FeS2@NC) were designed by proposing the synchronous pyrolysis and vulcanization of polydopamine-coated coordination polymers. Such a synthetic strategy was demonstrated to be effective in increasing the favorable exposure of active sites, moderately regulating electronic structure, and remarkably facilitating charge transfer due to the controllable generation of unique core–shell structures with suitable carbon shells, leading to the excellent bifunctional electrocatalytic performance and enhanced stability of electrocatalysts. As a result, CoS2/FeS2@NC can be revealed as a superior water splitting catalyst, possessing a small voltage of 1.75 V and requiring 100.0 mA cm−2 in 1 M KOH alkaline solution and 1.80 V for alkaline seawater media, with satisfactory long-term stability. This work presents fresh strategies for designing core–shell heterostructures and developing green technology for hydrogen production.