NiFeRuOx nanosheets on Ni foam as an electrocatalyst for efficient overall alkaline seawater splitting
Yu Liu1, Lin Chen1, Yong Wang1, Yuan Dong1, Liang Zhou1, Susana I. Córdoba de Torresi2, Kenneth I. Ozoemena1,3, Xiao-Yu Yang1,3()
1. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing & International School of Materials Science and Engineering & School of Materials Science and Engineering & Shenzhen Research Institute & Laoshan Laboratory, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China 2. Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, 05508-080 São Paulo, Brazil 3. Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2050, South Africa
The electrocatalyst NiFeRuOx/NF, comprised of NiFeRuOx nanosheets grown on Ni foam, was synthesized using a hydrothermal process followed by thermal annealing. NiFeRuOx/NF displays high electrocatalytic activity and stability for overall alkaline seawater splitting: 98 mV@ 10 mA∙cm−2 in hydrogen evolution reaction, 318 mV@ 50 mA∙cm−2 in oxygen evolution reaction, and a cell voltage of 1.53 V@ 10 mA∙cm−2, as well as 20 h of durability. A solar-driven system containing such a bifunctional NiFeRuOx/NF has an almost 100% Faradaic efficiency. The NiFeRuOx coating around Ni foam is an anti-corrosion layer and also a critical factor for enhancement of bifunctional performances.
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Yu Liu, Lin Chen, Yong Wang, Yuan Dong, Liang Zhou, Susana I. Córdoba de Torresi, Kenneth I. Ozoemena, Xiao-Yu Yang. NiFeRuOx nanosheets on Ni foam as an electrocatalyst for efficient overall alkaline seawater splitting. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2023, 17(11): 1698-1706.
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