Journal
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 443, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2023.141939
Keywords
sPBI; OER activities; Co3C/CNS electrocatalysts; Crystal defective sites; Strong interactions
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Novel defect-induced N, S co-doped carbon-supported Co3C nanoparticles were fabricated as efficient OER electrocatalyst. Co3C/CNS-800 exhibited the lowest overpotential, small Tafel slope, and long durability due to its exquisite structural characteristics.
The exploitation of efficient OER electrocatalysts has become the key to realize the commercial-application of H-2 production from electrocatalytic water splitting. In this research, the novel defect-induced N, S co-doped carbon-supported Co3C nanoparticles were successfully fabricated as OER electrocatalyst by combination of wet-impregnation treatment of Co/sulfonated polybenzimidazole (sPBI) and subsequent thermal annealing treatment, which was denoted as Co3C/CNS-X (X=700, 800, 900) electrocatalyst. Among them, Co3C/CNS-800 delivered the more favorable architecture due to its large specific surface area, high dispersion of Co3C nanoparticles and especially the generation of abundant defects sites, which not only improved its conductivity and the amounts of electrocatalytically active sites but also imparted the extremely important functionality in accelerating the interfacial electron-transfer and facilitated the adsorption ability of intermediates, thus exerting the extraordinary activities for catalyzing OER. What's more, there were some evidences demonstrating the generation of the strong interfacial interactions through the Co-N coordination bonds and the formation of more pyridinic-N species though annealing treatment, which allowed the structural stability to be further strengthened and simultaneously gave impetus to the O-2 release for the reduction of OER overpotential. In recognition of these approvable structural characteristics, the Co3C/CNS-800 exhibited the lowest overpotential of 300 mV at an anodic current density of 10 mA cm(-2), and a small Tafel slope of 70 mV dec(-1) in 1 M KOH electrolyte as well as a long durability.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available