Journal
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 390, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138815
Keywords
FeMoPC; Surface activation; Dealloying; Hydrogen evolution reaction; Amorphous alloys
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foun-dation of China [51631003]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BK20191269]
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A self-supported FeMoPC amorphous catalyst with a sandwich structure prepared by the electrochemical activation-dealloying two-step method shows excellent catalytic activity and durability for hydrogen evolution reaction, overcoming issues associated with poor durability of Fe-based catalyst in acidic electrolyte and broadening the application of Fe-based amorphous alloys.
The development of efficient and durable electrocatalysts for water splitting to produce hydrogen is of great significance to relieve the energy crisis. In this work, a self-supported FeMoPC amorphous catalyst with a sandwich structure prepared by the electrochemical activation-dealloying two-step method is reported. The catalyst exhibits a low overpotential of 96 mV at -10 mA cm(-2), a Tafel slope of 51 mV dec(-1), and excellent stability for over 16 h in 0.5 M H2SO4 solution for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The good catalytic activity is attributed to the nanoislands with rich active sites and large reaction areas for efficient HER obtained by an electrochemical cyclic voltammetry scan activation. Additionally, the formation of a compact protective phosphate/oxide layer that has high concentration of Mo on the surface during the subsequent dealloying enhances the durability of the catalyst. This work overcomes the issues associated with poor durability of Fe-based catalyst in acidic electrolyte and broadens the application of Fe-based amorphous alloys. (C) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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