Facile synthesis of NiCo2S4@Ni(3)Se(2 )nanocomposites for supercapacitor and electrocatalytic H-2 production

In this work, NiCo2S4@Ni3Se2 nanocomposites were fabricated with facile hydrothermal + electrodeposition method on Ni foam and the performances of energy storage and hydrogen evolution reaction were systematically investigated. As the electrode material for supercapacitor, NiCo2S4@Ni3Se2 demonstrated a specific capacitance of 9.82F cm-2 at 3 mA cm-2. The corresponding asymmetric supercapacitor exhibited the specific capacitance of 5.18F cm-2 at 3 mA cm-2 and retained 66.6% with current density increasing to 20 mA cm-2. Moreover, NiCo2S4@Ni3Se2-1.0-5 exhibited an outstanding electrocatalytic activation with low potential of 1.396 V for urea electrooxidation reaction (UOR) and 1.415 V for ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) at current density of 10 mA cm-2 and the corresponding two-electrode overall water splitting potential reached at 1.566 V in 1 M KOH + 0.1 M urea. Thus, this study demonstrates the promising practical applications of NiCo2S4@Ni3Se2 nanocomposites for energy storage and hydrogen evolution reaction.

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NiCo2S4@Ni3Se2 nanocomposites were fabricated through a hydrothermal + electrodeposition method on Ni foam, and their performances in energy storage and hydrogen evolution reaction were systematically investigated. As an electrode material for supercapacitors, NiCo2S4@Ni3Se2 demonstrated a specific capacitance of 9.82F cm-2 at 3 mA cm-2. The corresponding asymmetric supercapacitor exhibited a specific capacitance of 5.18F cm-2 at 3 mA cm-2 and retained 66.6% with a current density increasing to 20 mA cm-2. Moreover, NiCo2S4@Ni3Se2-1.0-5 showed outstanding electrocatalytic activation with low potentials for urea electrooxidation reaction (UOR) and ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR), and achieved a two-electrode overall water splitting potential of 1.566 V in 1 M KOH + 0.1 M urea. Thus, this study demonstrates the promising practical applications of NiCo2S4@Ni3Se2 nanocomposites in energy storage and hydrogen evolution reaction.