材料科学
纳米晶材料
析氧
电解
分解水
电极
电解质
过电位
金属间化合物
化学工程
无定形固体
纳米技术
冶金
电化学
催化作用
合金
结晶学
物理化学
生物化学
光催化
工程类
化学
作者
Shuai Chang,Yu Zhang,Bangmin Zhang,Xun Cao,Lei Zhang,Xiaolei Huang,Wanheng Lu,Chun Yee Aaron Ong,Shuang Yuan,Chaojiang Li,Yizhong Huang,Kaiyang Zeng,Liqun Li,Wentao Yan,Jun Ding
标识
DOI:10.1002/aenm.202100968
摘要
Abstract Scaling up commercial hydrogen production by water electrolysis requires efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrodes that can deliver large current densities (more than 500 mA cm −2 ) at low overpotentials. Here, a highly active and conductive shell‐based cellular (Shellular) electrode is developed through a strategy of embedding nanocrystalline Ni 3 Nb intermetallics into an amorphous NiFe‐OOH matrix. The tailor‐made laser remelting process enables the dispersive precipitation of corrosion‐resistant nanocrystalline Ni 3 Nb in large numbers. After in situ electrochemical activation in the self‐developed growth‐mode‐control electrolyte, the amorphous NiFe‐OOH nanosheets and nanocrystalline Ni 3 Nb are formed on the as‐printed Inconel 718. The conductive atomic force microscopy (C‐AFM) studies and density functional theory (DFT) calculations elucidate that nanocrystalline Ni 3 Nb can simultaneously enhance the conductivity and activity of the catalyst film. Additionally, a Shellular structure inspired by nature is designed, interestingly, its specific surface area keeps constant with increases in porosity. This design can result in a large surface area and high porosity but with less material cost. Using this electrochemically activated Shellular electrode for OER, a high current density of 1500 mA cm −2 is achieved at a record‐low overpotential of 261 mV with good durability. This development may open the door for large‐scale industrial water electrolysis.
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