Journal
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
Volume 7, Issue 32, Pages 18925-18931Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c9ta06704c
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21802048, 21805103, 21805104]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [2018KFYXKJC044, 2018KFYYXJJ121, 2017KFXKJC002]
- National 1000 Young Talents Program of China
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Transition-metal phosphides are promising materials for efficient water oxidation, but the elements often leach or suffer corrosion under the harsh electrochemical oxidation environment, leading to surface reconstruction. Herein, we employ a weak electrochemical activation protocol at the marginal positive potential (-0.3-0.5 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode [RHE]) to investigate the surface optimization and evolution of nickel-iron phosphides. The as-formed oxygen-abundant FePi/NiFeP synergy contributes to the enhanced catalytic activity, which requires only 210 mV and 270 mV to achieve 10 mA cm(-2) and 100 mA cm(-2) in 1.0 M KOH, respectively. This work provides new evidence on the surface evolution and adaptive reconstruction of transition phosphides for efficient water oxidation. The greater understanding of pre-catalysts may inspire more rational design strategies for efficient electrocatalysts.
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