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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
Volume 48, Issue 1, Pages 180-195Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.09.217
Keywords
Oxidized asphaltene; Core-shell structure; Nanoneedle array; Bifunctional electrocatalyst; Overall water splitting
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In this study, a core-shell structured CoS2@N-doped carbon nanoneedle array grown on Ni foam was constructed using a hydrothermal, soaking, and vacuum sulfurization approach. The CoS2@N-ASC@NF demonstrated improved electrocatalytic performance for water splitting.
The development of environmentally friendly and highly effective electrocatalysts was crucial for boosting overall water splitting. Herein, a core-shell structured CoS2@N-doped carbon nanoneedle array grown on Ni foam (CoS2@N-ASC@NF) was directly constructed by a hydrothermal, soaking, and vacuum sulfurization approach. The representative core-shell structure constructed with large ECSA and small interfacial electron transfer resis-tance benefited the CoS2@N-ASC@NF to display improved electrocatalytic performance. The CoS2@N-ASC@NF displayed electrocatalytic activity toward hydrogen evolution reac-tion (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in a 1.0 M KOH with low overpotentials of 165.6 and 179.4 mV at 10 mA cm-2, respectively. Notably, the assembled electrolytic cell CoS2@N-ASC@NF||CoS2@N-ASC@NF showed low potentials of 1.430 and 1.646 V at 10 and 50 mA cm-2, respectively, which were better than those of RuO2||Pt/C (1.588 V at 10 mA cm-2 and 1.766 V at 50 mA cm-2), and also exhibited exceptional durability for 50 h continuous operation,. The synergism of core-shell structure, uniform nanoneedle array morphology and nitrogen doped carbon shell provided fast diffusion path for electrolyte ions, reduced the interfacial resistance and protect the core from corrosion to boost overall water splitting of CoS2@N-ASC@NF. This work provided us with a new insight into the design of carbon coated transition metal disulfide with good electrocatalytic activity and durability as bifunctional electrocatalyst in the fields of clean and sustainable energy.(c) 2022 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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