Highly efficient hydrolysis of ammonia borane by anion (-OH, F-, Cl-)-tuned interactions between reactant molecules and CoP nanoparticles.

The CoP nanoparticle catalyst had excellent catalytic activity and a short catalytic induction period in the presence of anions, and high sustainability in ammonia borane hydrolysis, with an initial turnover frequency of 72.2 mol(H2) mol(CoP)-1 min-1 at ambient temperature. This value is unprecedented for noble-metal-free catalytic systems.