期刊
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
卷 427, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.131643
关键词
High-valence Nb; Molten salt method; Layered double hydroxides; Oxygen evolution reaction
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21776314]
- Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation [ZR2020MB044]
- Qingdao Science and Technology Benefiting People Special Project [20-3-4-8-nsh]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [20CX02212A]
- Development Fund of State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing and Postgraduate Innovation
In this study, a molten salt method was used to incorporate Nb into NiFe-layered double hydroxides, resulting in Nb-NiFe-LDH with enhanced OER activity. The material exhibited low overpotential, small Tafel slope, and long-term stability, attributed to the fine-tuned surface adsorption ability and optimized oxidation cycle of active metals by synergistic Nb and defects.
High-valence Nb has been proved to be promising to enhance oxygen evolution reaction (OER). However, how to realize the atomic doping of larger-radii Nb is challenging. Herein, an elaborate molten salt method is applied to rapidly incorporate Nb into NiFe-layered double hydroxides (Nb-NiFe-LDH). The fabricated Nb-NiFe-LDH is featured with nano pompons composed of cross-linked hollow nanotubes, which ensures maximum exposure of active sites. Meanwhile, the generated lattice defects can adjust electron density and absorption property of intermediates on the surface, facilitating oxygen evolution. As validation, the obtained Nb-NiFe-LDH exhibits motivated OER activity with overpotential of 242 mV at 50 mA cm(-2) and small Tafel slope of 31.3 mV dec(-1) as well as long-term stability of 73 h. DFT reveals that such superior OER performance benefits from the fine-tuned surface adsorption ability for reaction intermediates and electron transfer capability as well as optimized oxidation cycle of active metals by synergistic Nb and defects. This work is expected to provide deep insights into the advanced catalysts development via high-valence metal doping achieved by molten salt method.
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