Interface engineering of the NiCo2O4@MoS2/TM heterostructure to realize the efficient alkaline oxygen evolution reaction

Electrochemical water splitting is considered as a promising strategy for the efficient hydrogen production, yet it is hindered by the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, heterostructure OER catalyst is fabricated by combining MoS2 nanosheets with NiCo2O4 hollow sphere on Ti mesh. Benefiting from the heterogeneous nanointerface be-tween NiCo2O4 and MoS2, this electrocatalyst demonstrates excellent OER activity in basic environment with overpotentials of 313 and 380 mV achieving 10 and 100 mA cm(-2). The superb catalytic performance stems from hollow the nanostructure and interfacial engineering strategy that enhance intrinsic activity and provide faster charge transfer. Hence, this work provides a feasible path for exploiting the high-efficient catalysts. (c) 2022 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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In this study, a heterostructure oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalyst was fabricated by combining MoS2 nanosheets with NiCo2O4 hollow spheres on a titanium mesh. Due to the heterogeneous nanointerface between NiCo2O4 and MoS2, this electrocatalyst exhibited excellent OER activity in a basic environment with overpotentials of 313 and 380 mV achieving 10 and 100 mA cm(-2), respectively. The outstanding catalytic performance can be attributed to the hollow nanostructure and interfacial engineering strategy that enhance intrinsic activity and provide faster charge transfer. Therefore, this work provides a feasible path for the development of highly efficient catalysts.