Journal
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 592, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.153327
Keywords
Graphene nanowalls; Plasma chemical vapor deposition; Hydrogen evolution
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Funding
- Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (MINECO) [ENE2017-89210-C2-2-R, PID2020-116612RB-C32]
- postdoctoral fellowhips programme Beatriu de Pinos - Secretary of Universities and Research (Government of Catalonia)
- Horizon 2020 programme of research and innovation of the European Union
- AGAUR
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Currently, extensive research is being conducted to meet the demand for sustainable hydrogen production, with a focus on developing efficient and cost-effective materials. Graphene is seen as an ideal candidate due to its abundant nature and ability to form beneficial nanostructures. The study demonstrates the inherent electrocatalytic activity of graphene nanowalls (GNWs) towards hydrogen evolution reaction (HER).
Nowadays, major research efforts are being carried out, in order to fulfil the demand for sustainable hydrogen production. To accelerate this process, it is important to develop efficient and inexpensive materials, going beyond precious metals and, if possible, using metal-free electrocatalysts. Carbon compounds could be an ideal candidate material, thanks to their abundancy in nature and the possibility to be organised in nanostructures with beneficial morphologies. Here, we report the deposition of vertical graphene flakes, otherwise known as graphene nanowalls (GNWs), in various metallic and non-metallic substrates and we present results on the inherent electrocatalytic activity towards hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in acidic electrolyte. Analysis shows that when GNWs are deposited on top of an electrode with a higher inherent activity, overall activity is limited as GNWs block ion diffusion. When GNWs are deposited on electrodes with poorer activity, the inherent activity of GNWs is predominant. In addition, GNWs are successfully deposited on flexible electrodes and are applied to durability tests, including operation after manual bending, showing very good stability. Above all, the present study reports for first time the inherent electrocatalytic activity of GNWs towards HER. The results suggests that this carbon materials can be used in the development of novel catalysts.
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