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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 |
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Abstract 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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Keywords
NiFeRuOx nanosheets
Ni foam
electrocatalysis
overall seawater splitting
solar-driven system
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Corresponding Author(s):
Xiao-Yu Yang
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About author: Peng Lei and Charity Ngina Mwangi contributed equally to this work. |
Just Accepted Date: 26 May 2023
Online First Date: 01 August 2023
Issue Date: 25 October 2023
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