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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
Volume 47, Issue 85, Pages 36118-36128Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.08.187
Keywords
NiCu porous Interconnected network; Bubble templating electrodeposition; Selective methanol oxidation reaction; Methanol-assisted hydrogen production; Energy-saving hydrogen production
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- Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
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This study reports a bimetallic NiCu porous nanostructure for methanol oxidation reaction, which can replace the sluggish water oxidation reaction and enhance hydrogen production efficiency. The material exhibits outstanding catalytic activity due to its high conductivity, easy flow of electrolyte, and stable active sites.
Electrocatalytic water electrolysis is the most promising clean and efficient process for pure and clean generation of hydrogen. However, water oxidation reaction requires a large overpotential owing to its slow kinetics, causing a lower efficiency of hydrogen production and high energy consumption. Herein, we report the bimetallic NiCu interconnected porous nanostructures on copper foil (NiCu@Cu) prepared by hydrogen bubbles templating electrodeposition technique for methanol oxidation reaction (MOR), which replaces the kinetically sluggish water oxidation reaction and enhances the hydrogen production with lower energy input. With their high macroporosity, interconnected growth on copper foil with excellent conductivity and easy flow of electrolyte on electrode interface, and stabilization of active sites due to bimetallic synergistic effects, the NiCu@Cu electrocatalysts exhibit outstanding activities for HER and MOR. The NiCu@Cu requiring just 1.32 V anodic potential vs RHE at 10 mA cm(-2) for MOR which is significantly lower than that for water oxidation reaction. Moreover, the electrolyzer using NiCu@Cu/NiCu@Cu for anodic MOR and cathodic H-2 production only needs a low input voltage of 1.45 V to deliver a current density of 10 mA cm(-2) with impressive durability. (C) 2022 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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