塔菲尔方程
材料科学
硫化钴
过电位
析氧
介孔材料
化学工程
钴
催化作用
电化学
微型多孔材料
纳米颗粒
纳米技术
电极
化学
物理化学
有机化学
复合材料
工程类
冶金
作者
Hongyu Gong,Guanliang Sun,Wei Shi,Dongwei Li,Xiangjun Zheng,Huan Shi,Xiu Liang,Ruizhi Yang,Changzhou Yuan
摘要
Abstract Enhancing both the number of active sites available and the intrinsic activity of Co‐based electrocatalysts simultaneously is a desirable goal. Herein, a ZIF‐67‐derived hierarchical porous cobalt sulfide decorated by Au nanoparticles (NPs) (denoted as HP‐Au@Co x S y @ZIF‐67) hybrid is synthesized by low‐temperature sulfuration treatment. The well‐defined macroporous–mesoporous–microporous structure is obtained based on the combination of polystyrene spheres, as‐formed Co x S y nanosheets, and ZIF‐67 frameworks. This novel three‐dimensional hierarchical structure significantly enlarges the three‐phase interfaces, accelerating the mass transfer and exposing the active centers for oxygen evolution reaction. The electronic structure of Co is modulated by Au through charge transfer, and a series of experiments, together with theoretical analysis, is performed to ascertain the electronic modulation of Co by Au. Meanwhile, HP‐Au@Co x S y @ZIF‐67 catalysts with different amounts of Au were synthesized, wherein Au and NaBH 4 reductant result in an interesting “competition effect” to regulate the relative ratio of Co 2+ /Co 3+ , and moderate Au assists the electrochemical performance to reach the highest value. Consequently, the optimized HP‐Au@Co x S y @ZIF‐67 exhibits a low overpotential of 340 mV at 10 mA cm –2 and a Tafel slope of 42 mV dec –1 for OER in 0.1 M aqueous KOH, enabling efficient water splitting and Zn–air battery performance. The work here highlights the pivotal roles of both microstructural and electronic modulation in enhancing electrocatalytic activity and presents a feasible strategy for designing and optimizing advanced electrocatalysts.
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