Journal
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-JMR&T
Volume 15, Issue -, Pages 4826-4837Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2021.09.122
Keywords
NiCuCoS3; Solid-state synthesis; Linear sweep voltammetry; Oxygen evolution reaction; Hydrogen evolution reaction
Funding
- Deputyship for Research & Innovation, Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia [425]
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A newly developed non-noble metal water splitting catalyst based on NiCuCoS3 was reported, showing satisfactory performance and high stability in water splitting reactions. The catalyst exhibited efficient oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions at low electrode potentials, making it a promising option for hydrogen energy production through water electrolysis.
Herein, a newly developed non-noble metal water splitting catalyst based on NiCuCoS3 was reported. Water splitting catalysts are largely developed with noble-based transition metals to lower the energy requirement for the overall water splitting reactions. However, the high cost of precious metal-based catalyst necessitated ongoing search for cheap and efficient oxygen and hydrogen evolution reaction catalysts. NiCuCoS3 were prepared by solventless solid state method and was well characterized by several techniques including field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier Transform infrared red spectroscopy (FTIR), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (XEDS). The as-prepared NiCuCoS3 was applied for water splitting activities with satisfactory performance. The onset for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in 1 M KOH was noticed at the electrode potential E = 1.78 V-/RHE (vs. the reversible hydrogen electrode corresponding to an overpotential eta = 0.55 V, with a current density of 10 mA cm(2) obtained at E = 1.92 V-/RHE (eta = 0.69 V). Similarly, the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) occurred at an onset of E = 0.58 V-/RHE, with a current density of 10 mA/cm(2) obtained at E = 0.60 V-/RHE (with h equal to E vs. RHE for the HER). Likewise, OER and HER had Tafel slopes (130 mV/dec and 116 mV/dec respectively). The developed catalyst also showed high stability as established by linear sweep voltammetry, chronoamperometry and chronopotentiometry. This approach is seen as the right track of making water electrolysis for hydrogen energy feasible through provision of low-energy requirement for electrolytic process. (C) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V.
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