Journal
CHEMSUSCHEM
Volume 15, Issue 15, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200590
Keywords
bifunctional catalyst; electrocatalysis; heterostructures; metal sulfides; water splitting
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21905251]
- Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China [LQ22B030008]
- Science Foundation of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University (ZSTU) [21062337-Y]
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This paper presents a novel hybrid electrocatalyst designed for overall water splitting, which exhibits superior bifunctional performance by engineering the electronic structure and surface properties of the material. The catalyst showed low overpotentials for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions at a high current density, and the water electrolyzer based on this catalyst achieved a small potential for a high current density. These results indicate the promising application potential of this electrode for hydrogen generation.
The development of highly active bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting is of significant importance, but huge challenges remain. The key element depends on engineering the electronic structure and surface properties of material to achieve improved catalytic activity. Herein, a hierarchical nanowire array of metal sulfides heterostructure on nickel foam (FeCoNiSx/NF) was designed as a novel type of hybrid electrocatalyst for overall water splitting. The hybrid structure endowed plenty of catalytic active sites, strong electronic interactions, and high interfacial charge transferability, leading to superior bifunctional performance. As a result, the FeCoNiSx/NF catalyst delivered low overpotentials of 97 and 260 mV at the current density of 50 mA cm(-2) for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions, respectively. Moreover, the FeCoNiSx/NF-based water electrolyzer exhibited a small potential of 1.57 V for a high current density of 50 mA cm(-2). These results indicate the promising application potential of FeCoNiSx/NF electrode for hydrogen generation. This work provides a new approach to develop robust hybrid materials as the highly active electrode for electrocatalytic water splitting.
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