期刊
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
卷 419, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.129608
关键词
NiFe-LDH; Ni(OH)(2) composite; Hydrogen evolution reaction; Electrodeposition; Overall water splitting
资金
- Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (MOST) [MOST-107-2221-E-011-141-MY3, MOST 109-2222-E-011-006]
- MOST [MOST-108-2811-E-011-505, MOST-109-2811-E-011-503]
The study explores the activation of NiFe-LDH for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and overall water splitting by depositing Ni(OH)2 nanoparticles to form NiFe-LDH/Ni(OH)2 composite electrocatalyst. The composite catalyst shows significantly improved electrocatalytic performance in alkaline conditions, with a current density of 180 mA/cm2 achieved at a higher overpotential of -0.3 V. The synergistic effect between NiFe-LDH and Ni(OH)2 accelerates the water dissociation step and electron transfer, resulting in enhanced overall water splitting efficiency.
NiFe-layer double hydroxide (NiFe-LDH) has been widely explored for oxygen evolution reaction (OER), but only a few works have been done for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Herein, NiFe-LDH is activated for HER and overall water splitting by depositing Ni(OH)2 nanoparticle to form NiFe-LDH/Ni(OH)2 composite electrocatalyst using two-step electrodeposition method. The electrocatalytic performance of NiFe-LDH/Ni(OH)2 in alkaline condition greatly improves as compared to that with single-phase NiFe-LDH or Ni(OH)2. At a higher overpotential of - 0.3 V, NiFe-LDH/Ni(OH)2 composite could reach a current density of 180 mA/cm2 which increases 3-fold as compared to a single-phase NiFe-LDH (60 mA/ cm2). More importantly, NiFe-LDH/Ni(OH)2 composite can act as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting. The cell voltages at current densities of 10 and 100 mA/cm2 are 1.6 and 1.8 VRHE, respectively during the water splitting process. The great improvement of electrocatalytic activities after the formation of composite catalysts is due to the synergetic effect between NiFeLDH and Ni(OH)2 to efficiently accelerate the water dissociation step and electron transfer through Ni(OH)2 layer. This work provides simple and robust electrodeposition technique to prepare NiFe-LDH/Ni(OH)2 composite for activating HER and overall water splitting.
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