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CATALYSTS
卷 13, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/catal13010198
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overall water splitting; transition metal phosphide; alkaline etching; hydrogen evolution reaction; oxygen evolution reaction
In this study, a high-efficient bifunctional nickel-iron phosphide catalyst with a 3D coral-like nanostructure was successfully constructed for overall water splitting. The catalyst exhibited excellent bifunctional performance and stability, providing a tunable synthetic strategy for the development of efficient and durable non-noble metal bifunctional catalysts.
The search for low-cost, high-performance, and robust stability bifunctional electrocatalysts to substitute noble metals-based counterparts for overall water splitting to generate clean and sustainable hydrogen energy is of great significance and challenges. Herein, a high-efficient bi-functional nickel-iron phosphide on NiFe alloy foam (denoted as e-NFP/NFF) with 3D coral-like nanostructure was controllably constructed by means of alkali etching and the introduction of non-metallic atoms P. The unique superhydrophilic coral-like structure can not only effectively facilitate the exposure of catalytic active sites and increase the electroactive surface area, but also accelerate charge transport and bubble release. Furthermore, owing to the synergistic effect between the bicomponent of nickel-iron phosphides as well as the strong electronic interactions of the multiple metal sites, the as-fabricated catalyst behaves with excellent bifunctional performance for the hydrogen evolution reaction (overpotentials of 132 and 286 mV at 10 and 300 mA center dot cm(-2), respectively) and oxygen evolution reaction (overpotentials of 181 and 303 mV at 10 and 300 mA center dot cm(-2), respectively) in alkaline electrolytes. Impressively, cells with integrated e-NFP/NFF electrodes as a cathode and anode require only a low cell voltage (1.58 V) to drive a current density of 10 mA center dot cm(-2) for overall water splitting, along with remarkable stability in long-term electrochemical durability tests. This study provides a tunable synthetic strategy for the development of efficient and durable non-noble metal bifunctional catalysts based on the construction of an elaborate structure framework and rational design of the electronic structure.
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