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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
卷 47, 期 100, 页码 42001-42012出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.10.231
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Aerosol assisted; Chemical vapor deposition; Electrocatalyst; Nanowires; Water oxidation; Overpotential
In recent years, nickel sulfide impregnated electrocatalysts with auxiliary structural features have been developed as effective alternatives for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline medium. Nickel sulfide (NiS) nanowire electrodes grown directly on nickel foam (NF) demonstrated excellent OER activity in 1.0 M KOH solution, with low Tafel value and good stability. The surface of the NiS catalyst was partially modified into nickel oxide after electrolysis, leading to enhanced water oxidation performance.
Slow kinetics and emotive design of electrocatalysts are the main barriers to effective oxygen evolution and hydrogen production from water. To overcome these challenges, nickel sulfide impregnated electrocatalysts with auxiliary structural features have recently attracted attention as effective alternatives for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, nickel sulfide (NiS) nanowires are developed directly on nickel foam (NF), which have proven to be a highly efficient electrocatalyst for OER in an alkaline medium. For this, NiS nanowires were grown on NF for short intervals of 30, 60, 90 and 120 min through an aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition (AACVD) process using nickel diethyldithiocarbamate as a precursor. The as-developed NiS electrode showed excellent OER activity in 1.0 M KOH solution. It is noteworthy that the NiS electrode produced after 90 min provides a reference current density of 10 mA cm(-2) at an overpotential (h) of 210 mV and achieves a higher current density of 500 mA cm(-2) at an overpotential of 340 mV. Moreover, the nanocatalyst has observed a low Tafel value (60 mV dec(-1)) and good OER stability. After the electrolysis, it was found that the surface of the NiS catalyst was partially modified into nickel oxide. The S atom in the NiS catalyst can provide an activator function that first converts the sulfide to a hydroxide and then eventually becomes an oxyhydroxide species. The more active nickel hydroxide/oxyhydroxide phase raises the water oxidation performance to a new level. The facile synthesis of NiS nanowire films by AACVD tends to be used as an anodic material in various other power generation and energy conversion devices such as batteries, fuel cells, and supercapacitors. (c) 2021 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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