Affiliation:
1. State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials Autonomous Region Institute of Applied Chemistry College of Chemistry Xinjiang University Urumqi Xinjiang 830046 P. R. China
Abstract
AbstractNickel‐iron based hydroxides have been proven to be excellent oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts, whereas they are inactive toward hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), which severely limits their large‐scale applications in electrochemical water splitting. Herein, a heterostructure consisted of NiFeV hydroxide and iron oxide supported on iron foam (NiFeV@FeOx/IF) has been designed as a highly efficient bifunctional (OER and HER) electrocatalyst. The V doping and intimate contact between NiFeV hydroxide and FeOx not only improve the entire electrical conductivity of the catalyst but also afford more high‐valence Ni which serves as active sites for OER. Meanwhile, the introduction of V and FeOx reduces the electron density on lattice oxygen, which greatly facilitates desorption of Hads. All of these endow the NiFeV@FeOx/IF with exceptionally low overpotentials of 218 and 105 mV to achieve a current density of 100 mA cm−2 for OER and HER, respectively. More impressively, the electrolyzer requires an ultra‐low cell voltage of 1.57 V to achieve 100 mA cm−2 and displays superior electrochemical stability for 180 h, which outperforms commercial RuO2||Pt/C and most of the representative catalysts reported to date. This work provides a unique route for developing high‐efficiency electrocatalyst for overall water splitting.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Subject
Biomaterials,Biotechnology,General Materials Science,General Chemistry
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3 articles.
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