An Fe-V@NiO heterostructure electrocatalyst towards the oxygen evolution reaction

An Fe-V@NiO heterostructure electrocatalyst towards the oxygen evolution reaction

The development of a nonprecious and Earth-abundant electrocatalyst with high electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is an emerging hot issue and remains a grand challenge. In the present work, we proposed a facile strategy to construct ultrathin NiO nanosheets decorated w...

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Published in:Nanoscale 2020-02, Vol.12 (6), p.383-3811
Main Authors: Zhu, Yu-Xun, Jiang, Mei-Yan, Liu, Min, Wu, Lian-Kui, Hou, Guang-Ya, Tang, Yi-Ping
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Charge transfer
Electrolysis
Heterostructures
Iron
Metal foams
Nanoparticles
Nickel oxides
Oxidation
Oxidation resistance
Oxygen evolution reactions
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Summary:The development of a nonprecious and Earth-abundant electrocatalyst with high electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is an emerging hot issue and remains a grand challenge. In the present work, we proposed a facile strategy to construct ultrathin NiO nanosheets decorated with Fe-V nanoparticles on nickel foam (Fe-V@NiO/NF) for use as an OER electrocatalyst. Due to the 3D rational configuration, the Fe-V@NiO/NF with a heterostructure shows excellent electrocatalytic activity towards the OER. Interestingly, it is found that in situ oxidation by galvanostatic electrolysis in alkaline solution is beneficial to enhance the OER performance. After 10 h of electrolysis, a current density of 50 mA cm −2 is achieved at a low overpotential of 271.1 mV. This is because during the in situ oxidation process, iron and vanadium ions insert into the NiO lattice and lead to the generation of highly active α-FeOOH and an amorphous (oxy)-hydroxide layer. Additionally, the charge transfer resistance dramatically reduces with the prolonging of oxidation time. The development of a nonprecious and Earth-abundant electrocatalyst with high electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is an emerging hot issue and remains a grand challenge.
ISSN:2040-3364
2040-3372