Journal
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 540, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.148407
Keywords
Alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction; NiMoN/Ni3N heterostructures; Interface engineering; Water splitting
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51772249, 51821091]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [G2017KY0308, 3102019JC005]
- Natural Science Foundation [2019JLM-26]
- Innovation Program for Talent [2019KJXX-066]
- Post-doctoral Program of Shaanxi Province [2018BSHTDZZ16]
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By constructing NiMoN/Ni3N heterostructures through interface engineering, the alkaline HER electrocatalyst shows enhanced activity with lower overpotential and smaller Tafel slope, indicating a promising approach for developing superior catalysts for alkaline electrolysis.
The development of low-cost and high-efficiency hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysts for alkaline electrolysis is beneficial in the storage of renewable electricity through hydrogen energy. Metallic Ni3N is regarded as an excellent catalyst for water oxidation, but the HER activity in alkaline solution is subjected to its poor water dissociation ability and strong hydrogen adsorption. In this work, we report a highly active and durable alkaline HER electrocatalyst of NiMoN/Ni3N heterostructures by interface engineering. The introduction of NiMoN can not only effectively accelerate the water dissociation process, but also optimize the binding energy of hydrogen via interfacial interaction with Ni3N. In addition, the porous nanosheet arrays assembled by plenty of nanoparticles can provide more exposed active sites and accelerate the reaction kinetics. The heterostructured electrocatalyst exhibits an extremely low overpotential of 28 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm(-2) and a small Tafel slope of 49 mV dec(-1). The design concept of interface engineering could offer a new paradigm for the development of superior HER catalysts toward alkaline electrolysis.
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