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Shahroudi A, Esfandiari M, Habibzadeh S. Nickel sulfide and phosphide electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction: challenges and future perspectives. RSC Adv 2022; 12:29440-29468. [PMID: 36320757 PMCID: PMC9575961 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra04897c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
The search for environmentally friendly and sustainable energy sources has become necessary to alleviate the issues associated with the consumption of fossil fuel such as air pollution and global warming. Furthermore, this is significant considering the exhaustible resources and burgeoning energy demand globally. In this regard, hydrogen, a clean fuel with high energy density, is considered a reliable alternative energy source. The hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is one of the most promising methods to produce green hydrogen from water on a large scale. However, the HER needs effective electrocatalysts to address the concerns of energy consumption; thus, finding active materials has recently been the main focus of researchers. Among the various electrocatalysts, nickel sulfides and phosphides and their derivatives with low cost, high abundance, and relatively straightforward preparation have shown high HER activity. In this review, we compare the diverse methods in the synthesis of nickel sulfides and phosphides together with effective synthesis parameters. Also, the optimum conditions for the preparation of the desired active materials and their properties are provided. Then, the performance of nickel sulfide and phosphide electrocatalysts in the HER is addressed. The HER activity of the various crystalline phases is compared, and their most active crystalline phases are introduced. Finally, the present challenges and perspectives for future HER electrocatalysts are presented.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ali Shahroudi
- Surface Reaction and Advanced Energy Materials Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic)TehranIran
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- Surface Reaction and Advanced Energy Materials Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic)TehranIran
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- Surface Reaction and Advanced Energy Materials Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic)TehranIran
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Liu G, Hou F, Wang X, Fang B. Stainless Steel-Supported Amorphous Nickel Phosphide/Nickel as an Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:3328. [PMID: 36234456 PMCID: PMC9565715 DOI: 10.3390/nano12193328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Recently, nickel phosphides (Ni-P) in an amorphous state have emerged as potential catalysts with high intrinsic activity and excellent electrochemical stability for hydrogen evolution reactions (HER). However, it still lacks a good strategy to prepare amorphous Ni-P with rich surface defects or structural boundaries, and it is also hard to construct a porous Ni-P layer with favorable electron transport and gas-liquid transport. Herein, an integrated porous electrode consisting of amorphous Ni-P and a Ni interlayer was successfully constructed on a 316L stainless steel felt (denoted as Ni-P/Ni-316L). The results demonstrated that the pH of the plating solution significantly affected the grain size, pore size and distribution, and roughness of the cell-like particle surface of the amorphous Ni-P layer. The Ni-P/Ni-316L prepared at pH = 3 presented the richest surface defects or structural boundaries as well as porous structure. As expected, the as-developed Ni-P/Ni-316L demonstrated the best kinetics, with η10 of 73 mV and a Tafel slope of ca. 52 mV dec-1 for the HER among all the electrocatalysts prepared at various pH values. Furthermore, the Ni-P/Ni-316L exhibited comparable electrocatalytic HER performance and better durability than the commercial Pt (20 wt%)/C in a real water electrolysis cell, indicating that the non-precious metal-based Ni-P/Ni-316L is promising for large-scale processing and practical use.
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- Gaoyang Liu
- Department of Energy Storage Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
- Department of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Energy Storage Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
- Department of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Energy Storage Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
- Department of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2360 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Liu G, Hou F, Peng S, Wang X, Fang B. Synthesis, Physical Properties and Electrocatalytic Performance of Nickel Phosphides for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction of Water Electrolysis. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:nano12172935. [PMID: 36079972 PMCID: PMC9458097 DOI: 10.3390/nano12172935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Nickel phosphides have been investigated as an alternative to noble metals and have emerged as potential catalysts that can efficiently catalyze the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). However, the impacts of facet morphology and crystal structure of the nickel phosphides on their catalytic reactivity have not been systematically investigated. Herein, nickel phosphides with different crystalline states were prepared through a facile calcination treatment. It was found that the calcination treatment had important effects on the phase compositions, morphologies, and crystallinity of nickel phosphides, which are closely related to their HER activity. Generally, the crystallized Ni-P catalysts exhibited faster kinetics than the amorphous Ni-P. In particular, the Ni-P 300 showed remarkable HER performance with η10 of ca. 65 mV, along with a very low Tafel slope of ca. 44 mV dec-1 due to the increased catalytically active sites. Furthermore, the Ni-P 300 exhibited negligible decay during the 140 h galvanostatic electrolysis, showing better catalytic stability than the commercial Pt/C catalyst. Compared with the amorphous Ni-P, the boosted HER activity of the Ni-P 300 could benefit from the mixed nanocrystalline Ni2P and Ni3P, which could contribute to the Hads adsorption/desorption abilities and helped provide more activity sites, promoting the HER performance.
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- Gaoyang Liu
- Department of Energy Storage Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
- Department of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Energy Storage Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
- Department of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Energy Storage Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
- Department of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Energy Storage Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
- Department of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2360 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada
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The production of hydrogen through electrochemical water splitting driven by clean energy becomes a sustainable route for utilization of hydrogen energy, while an efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) electrocatalyst is required to achieve a high energy conversion efficiency. Nickel phosphides have been widely explored for electrocatalytic HER due to their unique electronic properties, efficient electrocatalytic performance, and a superior anti-corrosion feature. However, the HER activities of nickel phosphide electrocatalysts are still low for practical applications in electrolyzers, and further studies are necessary. Therefore, at the current stage, a specific comprehensive review is necessary to focus on the progresses of the nickel phosphide electrocatalysts. This review focuses on the developments of preparation approaches of nickel phosphides for HER, including a mechanism of HER, properties of nickel phosphides, and preparation and electrocatalytic HER performances of nickel phosphides. The progresses of the preparation and HER activities of the nickel phosphide electrocatalysts are mainly discussed by classification of the preparation method. The comparative surveys of their HER activities are made in terms of experimental metrics of overpotential at a certain current density and Tafel slope together with the preparation method. The remaining challenges and perspectives of the future development of nickel phosphide electrocatalysts for HER are also proposed.
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