Phosphonium-Based Ionic Liquid: A New Phosphorus Source toward Microwave-Driven Synthesis of Nickel Phosphide for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Employing phosphonium-based ionic liquid, tetrabutylphosphonium chloride [P4444]Cl as novel phosphorus source and reaction medium, a facile approach for fabricating nanostructured Ni2P and Ni12P5 was developed upon microwave heating in 1–2 min or conventional heating at 350 °C for 3 h. In a microwave-driven approach, controlling counteranions of various nickel salts could conveniently tune the phase of as-synthesized nickel phosphides. Ni(acac)2...