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Hexagonal Nickel as a Highly Durable and Active Catalyst for Hydrogen Evolution

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ACS CATALYSIS
卷 11, 期 14, 页码 8798-8806

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01805

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hexagonal Ni; crystal structure; surface properties; electrocatalysis; large-scale HER

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  1. National Key R&D Program of China [2017YFA0207304]
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [21890752, 21731005, 21420102001, 21721001, 22075238, 21805232]
  3. fundamental research funds for central universities [20720180061]
  4. Tencent Foundation through the XPLORER PRIZE

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This study presents a crystal-phase heterostructured Ni catalyst with high activity and stability for electrocatalytic hydrogen production. The unique surface chemical properties of hexagonal close packing endow the catalyst with excellent performance in H2 evolution, making it a promising alternative to noble metal catalysts.
The development of highly active and stable earth-abundant electrocatalysts is crucial for the large-scale electrocatalytic hydrogen production. We report herein a crystal-phase heterostructured Ni catalyst with an interior backbone of the face-centered cubic phase covered by a thin surface layer of the hexagonal close packing (hcp) phase. Systematic studies reveal that, upon oxidation, the surface hcp Ni is capable of forming a leaky oxidized layer with abundant Ni-0 sites buried underneath. Such underneath Ni-0 sites could act synergistically with the leaky surface (hydr)oxide layer from hcp Ni to promote H+ electroreductive formation of H-2. The unique surface chemical properties of hcp endow the as-prepared Ni catalyst with high hydrogen evolution activity (112 mV @ 100 mA cm(-2)) and incredible environment stability even under high current densities and high-concentration alkaline conditions (4-6 M KOH), making it a promising alternative to noble metal catalysts for practical applications in commercial alkaline electrolyzers.

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