Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Electrocatalysis at Alkaline pH by Interface Engineering of Ni2P-CeO2

被引:85
作者
Zhang, Ling [1 ]
Ren, Xiang [1 ]
Guo, Xiaodong [2 ]
Liu, Zhiang [3 ]
Asiri, Abdullah M. [4 ]
Li, Baihai [5 ]
Chen, Liang [6 ]
Sun, Xuping [1 ]
机构
[1] Sichuan Univ, Coll Chem, Chengdu 610064, Sichuan, Peoples R China
[2] Sichuan Univ, Coll Chem Engn, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, Peoples R China
[3] Qufu Normal Univ, Coll Chem & Chem Engn, Qufu 273165, Peoples R China
[4] King Abdulaziz Univ, Chem Dept, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
[5] Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Sch Energy Sci & Engn, Chengdu, Sichuan, Peoples R China
[6] Chinese Acad Sci, Ningbo Inst Mat Technol & Engn, Ningbo 315201, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
NICKEL PHOSPHIDE NANOPARTICLES; NOBLE-METAL ELECTROCATALYST; CARBON NANOTUBES; OXYGEN EVOLUTION; BIFUNCTIONAL ELECTROCATALYSTS; HYBRID CATALYSTS; NANOSHEET ARRAY; WATER; NANOARRAY; CATHODE;
D O I
10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02665
中图分类号
O61 [无机化学];
学科分类号
070301 ; 081704 ;
摘要
It is of significant importance to develop effective non-noble-metal catalysts for hydrogen evolution electrocatalysis under basic conditions. In this study, we demonstrate the facile construction of a Ni2P-CeO2 interface based on the central point that low-temperature phosphidation of the NiO-CeO2 precursor only converts NiO into Ni2P selectively. The resulting Ni2P-CeO2 nanosheet array on Ti mesh behaves as a durable catalyst for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalysis, and it can reach 20 mA cm(-2) at an overpotential of 84 mV in 1.0 M KOH, outperforming all reported Ni phosphide HER catalysts. Density functional theory calculations reveal that the Ni2P-CeO2 interface can promote water dissociation and optimize hydrogen adsorption free energy.
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页码:548 / 552
页数:5
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