3D Network nanostructured NiCoP nanosheets supported on N-doped carbon coated Ni foam as a highly active bifunctional electrocatalyst for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions

doi:10.1007/s11705-018-1711-1

Front. Chem. Sci. Eng.

2018, Vol. 12

Issue (3) : 417-424 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-018-1711-1

RESEARCH ARTICLE

3D Network nanostructured NiCoP nanosheets supported on N-doped carbon coated Ni foam as a highly active bifunctional electrocatalyst for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions

Miaomiao Tong, Lei Wang(

), Peng Yu, Xu Liu, Honggang Fu(

)

Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China

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Abstract

A highly active bi-functional electrocatalyst towards both hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions is critical for the water splitting. Herein, a self-supported electrode composed of 3D network nanostructured NiCoP nanosheets grown on N-doped carbon coated Ni foam (NiCoP/NF@NC) has been synthesized by a hydrothermal route and a subsequent phosphorization process. As a bifunctional electrocatalyst, the NiCoP/NF@NC electrode needs overpotentials of 31.8 mV for hydrogen evolution reaction and 308.2 mV for oxygen evolution reaction to achieve the current density of 10 mA·cm⁻² in 1 mol·L⁻¹ KOH electrolyte. This is much better than the corresponding monometal catalysts of CoP/NF@NC and NiP/NF@NC owing to the synergistic effect. NiCoP/NF@NC also exhibits low Tafel slope, and excellent long-term stability, which are comparable to the commercial noble catalysts of Pt/C and RuO₂.

Keywords bimetallic phosphides N-doped carbon self-support hydrogen evolution oxygen evolution

Corresponding Author(s): Lei Wang,Honggang Fu

Just Accepted Date: 09 February 2018 Online First Date: 19 April 2018 Issue Date: 18 September 2018

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Miaomiao Tong,Lei Wang,Peng Yu, et al. 3D Network nanostructured NiCoP nanosheets supported on N-doped carbon coated Ni foam as a highly active bifunctional electrocatalyst for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2018, 12(3): 417-424.

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Fig.1 XRD patterns of NiCo/NF@NC, NiCoP/NF@NC, CoP/NF@NC and NiP/NF@NC

Fig.2 (A?C) SEM, (D) TEM and (E, F) HRTEM images of NiCoP/NF@NC

Fig.3 (A) Wide XPS spectra of NiCoP/NF@NC; high-resolution XPS spectra of (B) Ni 2p, (C) Co 2p, (D) P 2p, (E) N 1s and (F) C 1s for NiCoP/NF@NC

Fig.4 (A) HER LSV curves of NiCoP/NF@NC, NiP/NF@NC, CoP/NF@NC, NiCoP-NF@NC and Pt/C-NF@NC in 1.0 mol?L⁻¹ KOH electrolytes with a scan rate of 5 mV?s⁻¹; (B) corresponding Tafel slopes of the five catalysts; (C) electrochemical cyclic voltammogram of NiCoP/NF@NC at different scanning rates of 20?200 mV?s⁻¹, inset shows the corresponding C_dl obtained at 0.15 V vs. RHE; (D) LSV curves of NiCoP/NF@NC before and after continuous potential sweeps at a scan rate of 50 mV?s⁻¹ in 1.0 mol?L⁻¹ KOH electrolyte

Fig.5 (A) OER LSV curves of NiCoP/NF@NC, NiP/NF@NC, CoP/NF@NC, NiCoP-NF@NC and RuO₂-NF@NC in 1.0 mol?L⁻¹ KOH electrolytes with a scan rate of 5 mV?s⁻¹; (B) corresponding Tafel slopes of the five catalysts; (C) EIS spectra for all the compared catalysts; (D) LSV curves of NiCoP/NF@NC before and after continuous potential sweeps at a scan rate of 50 mV?s⁻¹ in 1.0 mol?L⁻¹ KOH electrolyte

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