Journal
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
Volume 9, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201802939
Keywords
electrocatalysis; hydrogen evolution reaction; oxygen evolution reaction; Prussian blue analogue; water splitting
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Funding
- Natural Scientific Foundation of China [21503116]
- Taishan Scholars Program of Shandong Province [tsqn20161004]
- Youth 1000 Talent Program of China
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The development of highly efficient and durable electrocatalysts is crucial for overall water splitting. Herein, the in situ scaffolding formation of 3D Prussian blue analogues (PBAs) on a variety of 2D or 1D metal hydroxides/oxides to fabricate hierarchical nanostructures is first demonstrated. Typically, cobalt hydroxide or oxide nanoarrays are used as the precursor and structural oriented template for the subsequent growth of 3D PBA nanocubes. The mechanism study reveals that the interfacial scaffolding process can be reversibly controlled via the in situ ion exchange process with adjusting coordination ions. Thus, the facile, versatile strategy can extend to successfully fabricate a variety of hierarchical PBA-based nanostructures including on cobalt fluoride hydroxide, copper hydroxide, monometal or bimetal nickel-cobalt hydroxides, cobalt oxide, and manganese oxide nanosheets with structural tailor-ability and chemical diversity. More interestingly, the metal nitride derivatives obtained via controlled calcination process exhibit good electrocatalytic activity for water splitting with low overpotentials, and remarkable durability for 1200 h, thanks to the superior intrinsic activity of bimetal nature and the scrupulous hierarchical structure. This versatile strategy provides a paradigm for rational design of PBA-based functional nanomaterials, which is highly promising in energy conversion, storage, and electrocatalytic fields.
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