Cactus-like NC/CoxP electrode enables efficient and stable hydrogen evolution for saline water splitting
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摘要: 设计高效、稳定的析氢催化剂是盐水电解技术发展的必然要求。本文通过原位生长策略在泡沫镍(NF)上生长NC/CoxP@NF催化剂,它由CoxP纳米线阵列与氮掺杂碳纳米片(NC)交替生长组成。在制备过程中,Co(OH)2纳米线通过内源Co2+与2−甲基咪唑的溶解配位作用在NF上原位转化为Co-MOF纳米片。仙人掌状的微观结构使NC/CoxP@NF暴露出丰富的活性位点和离子运输通道,促进了HER催化反应动力学。此外,在分级多孔的NC/CoxP@NF中,纳米线和自支撑纳米片交替生长,进一步增强了材料的结构稳定性。最重要的是,表面聚阴离子(磷酸盐)和NC纳米片保护层的形成提高了催化剂的耐腐性能。最终,NC/CoxP@NF-10表现出优异的析氢性能,在1.0 mol L−1 KOH和1.0 mol L−1 KOH + 0.5 mol L−1 NaCl条件下,分别需要107和133 mV的过电位达到10 mA cm−2的电流密度。Abstract: Designing efficient and robust catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is imperative for saline water electrolysis technology. A catalyst composed of CoxP nanowires array with N-doped carbon nanosheets (NC) was fabricated on Ni foam (NF) by an in-situ growth strategy. The material is designated as NC/CoxP@NF. In the preparation process, Co(OH)2 nanowires were transformed into a metal organic framework of cobalt (ZIF-67) on NF by the dissolution-coordination of endogenous Co2+ and 2-methylimidazole. The resulting cactus-like microstructure gives NC/CoxP@NF abundant exposed active sites and ion transport channels, which improve the HER catalytic reaction kinetics. Furthermore, the interconnected alternating nanowires and free-standing nanosheets in NC/CoxP@NF improve its structural stability, and the formation of surface polyanions (phosphate) and a NC nanosheet protective layer improve the anti-corrosive properties of catalysts. Thus, the NC/CoxP@NF has an excellent performance, requiring overpotentials of 107 and 133 mV for HER to achieve 10 mA cm−2 in 1.0 mol L−1 KOH and 1.0 mol L−1 KOH + 0.5 mol L−1 NaCl, respectively. This in-situ transformation strategy is a new way of constructing highly-efficient HER catalysts for saline water electrolysis.
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Figure 2. (a) TEM image; (b) HRTEM image and (c) the corresponding elemental mappings of NC/CoxP@NF-10. (d) XRD patterns and (e) the magnified diffraction peaks at the range of 10°-43° of all catalysts. (f) Raman spectra of NC/CoxP@NF-5, NC/CoxP@NF-10 and NC/CoxP@NF-15. (g) Pore distribution curve of NC/CoxP@NF-10
Figure 6. 1 mol L−1 KOH electrolyte: (a) Chronopotentiometric curves conducted at a constant current density of -100 mA cm−2. The LSV curves before and after stability tests for (b) NC/CoxP@NF-10 and (c) CoxP@NF. 1 mol L−1 KOH + 0.5 mol L−1 NaCl solution: (d) Stability tests of NC/CoxP@NF-10 and CoxP@NF. LSV curves before and after stability tests for (e) NC/CoxP@NF-10 and (f) CoxP@NF
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