塔菲尔方程
电催化剂
催化作用
析氧
分解水
甲醇
制氢
格式化
材料科学
化学工程
活化能
无机化学
化学
电极
物理化学
电化学
有机化学
工程类
光催化
作者
Guodong Fu,Xiaomin Kang,Yan Zhang,Xiaoqiang Yang,Lei Wang,Xian‐Zhu Fu,Jiujun Zhang,Jing‐Li Luo,Jianwen Liu
标识
DOI:10.1007/s40820-022-00940-3
摘要
Electrocatalytic water splitting is a viable technique for generating hydrogen but is precluded from the sluggish kinetics of oxygen evolution reactions (OER). Small molecule oxidation reactions with lower working potentials, such as methanol oxidation reactions, are good alternatives to OER with faster kinetics. However, the typically employed Ni-based electrocatalysts have poor activity and stability. Herein, a novel three-dimensional (3D)-networking Mo-doped Ni(OH)2 with ultralow Ni-Ni coordination is synthesized, which exhibits a high MOR activity of 100 mA cm-2 at 1.39 V, delivering 28 mV dec-1 for the Tafel slope. Meanwhile, hydrogen evolution with value-added formate co-generation is boosted with a current density of more than 500 mA cm-2 at a cell voltage of 2.00 V for 50 h, showing excellent stability in an industrial alkaline concentration (6 M KOH). Mechanistic studies based on density functional theory and X-ray absorption spectroscopy showed that the improved performance is mainly attributed to the ultralow Ni-Ni coordination, 3D-networking structures and Mo dopants, which improve the catalytic activity, increase the active site density and strengthen the Ni(OH)2 3D-networking structures, respectively. This study paves a new way for designing electrocatalysts with enhanced activity and durability for industrial energy-saving hydrogen production.
科研通智能强力驱动
Strongly Powered by AbleSci AI