Facile route to achieve MoSe2-Ni3Se2 on nickel foam as efficient dual functional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting

doi:10.1007/s11708-022-0813-0

Front. Energy

2022, Vol. 16

Issue (3) : 483-491 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11708-022-0813-0

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Facile route to achieve MoSe₂-Ni₃Se₂ on nickel foam as efficient dual functional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting

Yuqi LIU¹(

), Yitong LIU¹(

), Yue YU², Chengzhan LIU¹, Shuangxi XING¹(

)

¹. Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
². College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Neijiang Normal University, Neijiang 641100, China

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Abstract

Since the catalytic activity of present nickel-based synthetic selenide is still to be improved, MoSe₂-Ni₃Se₂ was synthesized on nickel foam (NF) (MoSe₂-Ni₃Se₂/NF) by introducing a molybdenum source. After the molybdenum source was introduced, the surface of the catalyst changed from a single-phase structure to a multi-phase structure. The catalyst surface with enriched active sites and the synergistic effect of MoSe₂ and Ni₃Se₂ together enhance the hydrogen evolution reactions (HER), the oxygen evolution reactions (OER), and electrocatalytic total water splitting activity of the catalyst. The overpotential of the MoSe₂-Ni₃Se₂/NF electrocatalyst is only 259 mV and 395 mV at a current density of 100 mA/cm² for HER and OER, respectively. MoSe₂-Ni₃Se₂/NF with a two-electrode system attains a current density of 10 mA/cm² at 1.60 V. In addition, the overpotential of HER and OER of MoSe₂-Ni₃Se₂/NF within 80000 s and the decomposition voltage of electrocatalytic total water decomposition hardly changed, showing an extremely strong stability. The improvement of MoSe₂-Ni₃Se₂/NF catalytic activity is attributed to the establishment of the multi-phase structure and the optimized inoculation of the multi-component and multi-interface.

Keywords three-dimensional molybdenum nanoma- terials hydrogen evolution reaction oxygen evolution reaction overall water splitting

Corresponding Author(s): Shuangxi XING

Online First Date: 22 February 2022 Issue Date: 07 July 2022

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Yuqi LIU,Yitong LIU,Yue YU, et al. Facile route to achieve MoSe₂-Ni₃Se₂ on nickel foam as efficient dual functional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting[J]. Front. Energy, 2022, 16(3): 483-491.

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Fig.1 Synthesis process of MoSe₂-Ni₃Se₂/NF.

Fig.2 XRD patterns of NF, Ni₃Se₂/NF, MoSe₂-Ni₃Se₂/NF.

Fig.3 SEM images at different resolutions.

Fig.4 TEM images at different resolutions.

Fig.5 XPS total spectrum.

Fig.6 Electrochemical characterization of HER.

Fig.7 Electrochemical characterization of OER.

Fig.8 Electrochemical characterization of overall water splitting.

Fig.9 Durability tests at 10 mA/cm² of MoSe₂-Ni₃Se₂/NF for total water splitting in lake water.

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