Journal
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
Volume 11, Issue 17, Pages 6556-6566Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c07248
Keywords
seawater electrolysis; sustainable H2 production; nanocatalysts; conducting nanocomposites; metal nitrides
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In this study, electrodes capable of sustainably splitting seawater at industrially acceptable current density were fabricated using sustainable and scalable procedures. These electrodes show promising potential for the commercialization of electrolyzer technology for green H2 production.
Electrodes capable of electrocatalytically splitting seawater sustainably (>= 500 h) at industrially acceptable current density (>= 400 mA/cm2 at an overpotential of <= 0.6 V) and fabricated utilizing sustainable and scalable procedures are desirable to promote the commercialization of electrolyzer technology for green H2 production. Herewith, we report transition-metal nitride nanoparticle-encapsulated in situ-grown tures on nickel foam (NC-Ni3Nm/Fe3Nm) as bifunctional electrodes for the electrocatalytic splitting of seawater. The Ni3N/Fe3N nanoflake-encapsulated NCs are synthesized in a one-pot procedure using a sustainable route devoid of ammonia and other harsh reducing agents. Polyacryloyl hydrazide is utilized as the reducing and capping agent for the synthesis of metal nanoparticles, followed by the corresponding Ni3N-encapsulated NC under moderate temperature conditions. The procedure allows control over the metal loading and size of Ni3N nanoflakes in the heterostructures. The generality of the approach is supported by synthesizing Ni3N- and Fe3N-based heterostructures, which may be extended to other mono- and bimetallic systems. NC-Ni3N21 exhibited a bifunctional behavior (eta OER @ 100 mA/cm2 = 0.32 V, and eta HER @ 100 mA/cm2 = 0.29 V) toward the electrocatalytic splitting of seawater in the presence of 1 M KOH. The electrode displayed sustainability (>= 700 h) at a fairly high current density (400 mA/cm2) in seawater under alkaline conditions.
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