析氧
异质结
电解水
分解水
无定形固体
电催化剂
材料科学
催化作用
纳米片
化学工程
电解
贵金属
无机化学
纳米技术
金属
化学
电化学
光催化
电极
冶金
电解质
物理化学
结晶学
光电子学
生物化学
工程类
作者
Min Wei,Dandan Zhang,Lixia Wang,Xin Xiao,Shun Wang,Meirong Song,Shiju Zhao,Xiaoxia Wu
出处
期刊:Energy & Fuels
[American Chemical Society]
日期:2023-10-02
卷期号:37 (20): 16160-16171
标识
DOI:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c02440
摘要
Water electrolysis is a green and efficient way to generate pure hydrogen energy for the alleviation of the energy crisis. Non-noble metal compounds, like Ni-based (oxy)hydroxides and sulfides, have become competitive candidates to substitute for the noble metal catalysts toward water electrolysis. Construction of heterojunction catalysts works as an effective approach to improve the performance of water electrolysis. However, it remains a challenge to explore the structure evolution of heterojunction transition metal electrocatalysts during water electrolysis and uncover its effect. In this work, we curated and synthesized V-doped Ni3S2 nanorods decorated with Ni(OH)2 nanosheet in situ growth on nickel foam (Ni(OH)2@V–Ni3S2/NF), composed of the shell of Ni(OH)2 and the core of V–Ni3S2. Evolution of Ni(OH)2@V–Ni3S2/NF occurred during the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) courses and resulted in an amorphous–crystalline heterostructure with oxygen vacancies, which acted as the real catalyst. Profited from the core–shell structure with enhanced active surface area, excellent conductivity, and amorphous heterostructure with ample oxygen vacancies, the optimized catalyst exhibited excellent properties with overpotentials of 231 mV for the OER and 114 mV for the HER to attain 10 mA cm–2 with outstanding long-term durability. The asymmetrical two electrodes constructed by Ni(OH)2@V–Ni3S2/NF required 1.57 V to drive 10 mA cm–2. This research provides a new chance to explore the dynamic evolution of an electrocatalyst and applies a reference for the design of an effective catalyst.
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